Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “What Zelophehad’s daughters are saying is right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s relatives and give their father’s inheritance to them. New Living Translation “The claim of the daughters of Zelophehad is legitimate. You must give them a grant of land along with their father’s relatives. Assign them the property that would have been given to their father. English Standard Version “The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them. Berean Standard Bible “The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them. King James Bible The 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. New King James Version “The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them. New American Standard Bible “The daughters of Zelophehad are right about their statements. You shall certainly give them hereditary property among their father’s brothers, and you shall transfer the inheritance of their father to them. NASB 1995 “The daughters of Zelophehad are right in their statements. You shall surely give them a hereditary possession among their father’s brothers, and you shall transfer the inheritance of their father to them. NASB 1977 “The daughters of Zelophehad are right in their statements. You shall surely give them a hereditary possession among their father’s brothers, and you shall transfer the inheritance of their father to them. Legacy Standard Bible “The daughters of Zelophehad are right in their statements. You shall surely give them a possession for an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and you shall have the inheritance of their father pass on to them. Amplified Bible “The request of the daughters of Zelophehad is justified. You shall certainly give them a possession as an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and you shall transfer their father’s inheritance to them. Christian Standard Bible “What Zelophehad’s daughters say is correct. You are to give them hereditary property among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them. Holman Christian Standard Bible What Zelophehad’s daughters say is correct. You are to give them hereditary property among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them. American Standard Version The 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. Contemporary English Version Zelophehad's daughters are right. They should each be given part of the land their father would have received. English Revised Version The 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Zelophehad's daughters are right. You must give them property of their own among their father's relatives. Turn their father's property over to them. Good News Translation "What the daughters of Zelophehad request is right; give them property among their father's relatives. Let his inheritance pass on to them. International Standard Version "The daughters of Zelophehad are telling the truth. You are certainly to give to them a possession for an inheritance among their father's relatives. You are to pass on the inheritance of their father to them. Majority Standard Bible ?The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father?s brothers and transfer their father?s inheritance to them. NET Bible "The daughters of Zelophehad have a valid claim. You must indeed give them possession of an inheritance among their father's relatives, and you must transfer the inheritance of their father to them. New Heart English Bible "The 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. Webster's Bible Translation The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is 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 to them. World English Bible “The daughters of Zelophehad speak right. You shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers. You shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“The daughters of Zelophehad are speaking correctly; you certainly give to them a possession of an inheritance in the midst of their father’s brothers, and have caused the inheritance of their father to pass over to them. Young's Literal Translation '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. Smith's Literal Translation The daughters of Zelophehad spake rightly: giving, thou shalt give to them the possession of an inheritance in the midst of the brethren of their father, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass over to them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd to the children of Israel thou shalt speak these things: Catholic Public Domain Version And to the sons of Israel, you shall speak these things: New American Bible The plea of Zelophehad’s daughters is just; you shall give them hereditary land among their father’s kindred and transfer their father’s heritage to them. New Revised Standard Version The daughters of Zelophehad are right in what they are saying; you shall indeed let them possess an inheritance among their father’s brothers and pass the inheritance of their father on to them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated “The daughters of Tsalphkhad have spoken rightly; give to them a territory and an inheritance among the brothers of their fathers and establish to them the inheritance of their father. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Daughters of Zelophehad…6and the LORD answered him, 7“The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and transfer their father’s inheritance to them. 8Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.… Cross References Joshua 17:3-6 But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. / They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD. / Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan, ... Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Deuteronomy 21:15-17 If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him. Ruth 4:5-10 Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.” / The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.” / Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel. ... Job 42:15 No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers. Ezekiel 46:16-18 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as an inheritance, it will belong to his descendants. It will become their property by inheritance. / But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs. / The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’” 1 Chronicles 23:1 When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. 1 Chronicles 28:5 And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. 1 Kings 21:3-4 But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” / So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat. Genesis 21:10-12 and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!” / Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael. / But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned. Genesis 25:5-6 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac. / But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east. Genesis 48:5-6 And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. / Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit. Matthew 22:24-28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother. / The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh. ... Mark 12:19-23 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children. / Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise. ... Luke 20:28-33 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless. / Then the second ... Treasury of Scripture The 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. Jump to Previous Cause Inheritance Possession Property Relatives Right Rightly Speak Speaking Statements Surely Transfer Turn Zelophehad Zeloph'ehad Zelophehad'sJump to Next Cause Inheritance Possession Property Relatives Right Rightly Speak Speaking Statements Surely Transfer Turn Zelophehad Zeloph'ehad Zelophehad'sNumbers 27 1. The daughters of Zelophehad ask for an inheritance6. The law of inheritances 12. Moses, being told of his death, asks for a successor 18. Joshua is appointed to succeed him The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly This phrase acknowledges the righteousness and justice in the claim made by the daughters of Zelophehad. In the Hebrew context, the word for "speak" (דִּבְּרוּ, dibberu) implies not just verbal communication but a declaration of truth and justice. The daughters' plea was not merely a request but a rightful assertion of their place within the covenant community. Historically, this moment is significant as it highlights the progressive revelation of God's justice and the inclusion of women in the inheritance laws of Israel, which was revolutionary for its time. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them Hebrew “The daughtersבְּנ֣וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of Zelophehad צְלָפְחָד֮ (ṣə·lā·p̄ə·ḥāḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6765: Zelophehad -- a man of Manasseh speak דֹּבְרֹת֒ (dō·ḇə·rōṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue correctly. כֵּ֗ן (kên) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3651: So -- thus You certainly must give נָתֹ֨ן (nā·ṯōn) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5414: To give, put, set them לָהֶם֙ (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew property אֲחֻזַּ֣ת (’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 272: Something seized, a possession as an inheritance נַחֲלָ֔ה (na·ḥă·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion among בְּת֖וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre their father’s אֲבִיהֶ֑ם (’ă·ḇî·hem) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father brothers אֲחֵ֣י (’ă·ḥê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 251: A brother, ) and transfer וְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֛ (wə·ha·‘ă·ḇar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on their אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case father’s אֲבִיהֶ֖ן (’ă·ḇî·hen) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 1: Father inheritance נַחֲלַ֥ת (na·ḥă·laṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion to them. לָהֶֽן׃ (lā·hen) Preposition | third person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew Links Numbers 27:7 NIVNumbers 27:7 NLT Numbers 27:7 ESV Numbers 27:7 NASB Numbers 27:7 KJV Numbers 27:7 BibleApps.com Numbers 27:7 Biblia Paralela Numbers 27:7 Chinese Bible Numbers 27:7 French Bible Numbers 27:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 27:7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: you (Nu Num.) |
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