Numbers 27:8
What does Numbers 27:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 27:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And say to the children of Israel, If a man has no son at the time of his death, let his heritage go to his daughter.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When a man dieth, and hath no son, then ye have caused his inheritance to pass over to his daughter;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752When a man dieth without a son, his inheritance shall pass to his daughter.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And unto the children of Israel shalt thou speak, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
Context
v.7The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.
v.8This passage
v.9And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
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