The First Book of Moses, Commonly Called Numbers (WEB)
27: 1Then drew near 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; and these are the
names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 27:2They stood before
Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door
of the tent of meeting, saying, 27:3Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the
company of those who gathered themselves together against Yahweh in the company of Korah:
but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. 27:4Why should the name of our father be taken
away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers
of our father. 27:5Moses brought their cause before Yahweh. 27:6Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
27:7The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: you shall surely give them a possession of an
inheritance among their father's brothers; and you shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass
to them. 27:8You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then
you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter. 27:9If he have no daughter, then you shall
give his inheritance to his brothers. 27:10If he have no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to
his father's brothers. 27:11If his father have no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his
kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be to the children of
Israel a statute and ordinance, as Yahweh commanded Moses. 27:12Yahweh said to Moses, Go up
into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.
27:13When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was
gathered; 27:14because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the
congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of
Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) 27:15Moses spoke to Yahweh, saying, 27:16Let Yahweh, the God of
the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, 27:17who may go out before them, and
who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the
congregation of Yahweh not be as sheep which have no shepherd. 27:18Yahweh said to Moses, Take
Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; 27:19and set him
before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
27:20You shall put of your honor on him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.
27:21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim
before Yahweh: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all
the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. 27:22Moses did as Yahweh commanded
him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
27:23and he laid his hands on him, and gave him a charge, as Yahweh spoke by Moses.
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