Numbers 27

1Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, came forward: their names are Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

1And daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh son of Joseph, draw near--and these <FI>are<Fi> the names of his daughters, Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah--

2They came before Moses and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs and all the people at the door of the Tent of meeting, and said,

2and stand before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes, and all the company, at the opening of the tent of meeting, saying:

3Death overtook our father in the waste land; he was not among those who were banded together with Korah against the Lord; but death came to him in his sin; and he had no sons.

3`Our father died in the wilderness, and he--he was not in the midst of the company who were met together against Jehovah in the company of Korah, but for his own sin he died, and had no sons;

4Why is the name of our father to be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give us a heritage among our father's brothers.

4why is the name of our father withdrawn from the midst of his family because he hath no son? give to us a possession in the midst of the brethren of our father;'

5So Moses put their cause before the Lord.

5and Moses bringeth near their cause before Jehovah.

6And the Lord said to Moses,

6And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

7What the daughters of Zelophehad say is right: certainly you are to give them a heritage among their father's brothers: and let the property which would have been their father's go to them.

7`Rightly are the daughters of Zelophehad speaking; thou dost certainly give to them a possession of an inheritance in the midst of their father's brethren, and hast caused to pass over the inheritance of their father to them.

8And 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.

8`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;

9And if he has no daughter, then give his heritage to his brothers.

9and if he have no daughter, then ye have given his inheritance to his brethren;

10And if he has no brothers, then give his heritage to his father's brothers.

10and if he have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his father's brethren;

11And if his father has no brothers, then give it to his nearest relation in the family, as his heritage: this is to be a decision made by law for the children of Israel, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

11and if his father have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his relation who is near unto him of his family, and he hath possessed it;' and it hath been to the sons of Israel for a statute of judgment, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

12And the Lord said to Moses, Go up into this mountain of Abarim so that you may see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.

12And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go up unto this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel;

13And when you have seen it, you will be put to rest with your people, as your brother Aaron was:

13and thou hast seen it, and thou hast been gathered unto thy people, also thou, as Aaron thy brother hath been gathered,

14Because in the waste land of Zin, when the people were angry, you and he went against my word and did not keep my name holy before their eyes, at the waters. (These are the waters of Meribah in Kadesh in the waste land of Zin.)

14because ye provoked My mouth in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the company--to sanctify Me at the waters before their eyes;' they <FI>are<Fi> waters of Meribah, in Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin.

15Then Moses said to the Lord,

15And Moses speaketh unto Jehovah, saying,

16Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, put a man at the head of this people,

16`Jehovah--God of the spirits of all flesh--appoint a man over the company,

17To go out and come in before them and be their guide; so that the people of the Lord may not be like sheep without a keeper.

17who goeth out before them, and who cometh in before them, and who taketh them out, and who bringeth them in, and the company of Jehovah is not as sheep which have no shepherd.'

18And the Lord said to Moses, Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and put your hand on him;

18And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Take to thee Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom <FI>is<Fi> the Spirit, and thou hast laid thine hand upon him,

19And take him before Eleazar the priest and all the meeting of the people, and give him his orders before their eyes.

19and hast caused him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the company, and hast charged him before their eyes,

20And put your honour on him, so that all the children of Israel may be under his authority.

20and hast put of thine honour upon him, so that all the company of the sons of Israel do hearken.

21He will take his place before Eleazar the priest, so that he may get directions from the Lord for him, with the Urim: at his word they will go out, and at his word they will come in, he and all the children of Israel.

21`And before Eleazar the priest he standeth, and he hath asked for him by the judgment of the Lights before Jehovah; at His word they go out, and at His word they come in; he, and all the sons of Israel with him, even all the company.'

22So Moses did as the Lord said: he took Joshua and put him before Eleazar the priest and the meeting of the people:

22And Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him, and taketh Joshua, and causeth him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the company,

23And he put his hands on him and gave him his orders, as the Lord had said by Moses.

23and layeth his hands upon him, and chargeth him, as Jehovah hath spoken by the hand of Moses.