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| 1Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached | 1Now the daughters of Hepher's son Zelophehad, Gilead's grandson, who had been fathered by Machir, who had been fathered by Manasseh, from the tribe of Manasseh, the direct son of Joseph, were named Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached |
| 2the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said, | 2Moses, Eleazar the priest, the elders, and the entire community at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before them, and said, |
| 3“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons. | 3"Our father died in the wilderness, but he wasn't with the company of those who gathered against the LORD along with the company of Korah. He died in his own sin, and he had no sons. |
| 4Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons? Give us property among our father’s brothers.” | 4Why are you going to eliminate the name of our father from his family, just because he had no son? Give us a possession from among our father's relatives." |
| 5So Moses brought their case before the LORD, | 5So Moses brought the family into the LORD's presence, |
| 6and the LORD answered him, | 6and the LORD told Moses, |
| 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. | 7"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. |
| 8Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter. | 8Tell the Israelis that when a man dies without a son, you are to pass his inheritance to his daughter. |
| 9If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. | 9If he doesn't have a daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. |
| 10If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. | 10If he doesn't have brothers, give his inheritance to his father's brothers. |
| 11And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’ ” | 11If his father doesn't have brothers, then give his inheritance to a relative who is nearest to him from the family and he'll take possession of it. This is to be a permanent ordinance for the Israelis, just as the LORD commanded Moses." |
| 12Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites. | 12Then the LORD told Moses, "You are to climb these Abarim mountains and look over the land that I'm going to give the Israelis. |
| 13After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was; | 13After you've seen it, you'll be taken to be with your people just as your brother Aaron was gathered to them, |
| 14for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin. | 14because in the wilderness of Zin, when the community rebelled, you rebelled against my command to treat me as holy before their eyes in regards to the Meribah Springs in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin." |
| 15So Moses appealed to the LORD, | 15Moses responded to the LORD, |
| 16“May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation | 16"May the LORD God of the spirits of all living creatures appoint a man over the community |
| 17who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.” | 17who will go in and out before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in so that the LORD'S community won't be like a flock without a shepherd." |
| 18And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him. | 18"Select Nun's son Joshua. The Spirit is in that man," the LORD answered Moses. "You are to lay your hand on him |
| 19Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight. | 19and make him stand in front of Eleazar the priest and the entire community. Then you are to set him in charge right before their eyes, |
| 20Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him. | 20turning over your authority to him so that the entire community of Israel knows to obey him. |
| 21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.” | 21You are to make him stand in the presence of Eleazar the priest, who is to inquire on his behalf using the Urim in the presence of the LORD regarding a decision of judgment, because by his command he and all the Israelis with him will go out or come in." |
| 22Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, | 22So Moses did what the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, made him stand in the presence of Eleazar the priest and the entire community, |
| 23and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses. | 23laid his hands on him, and charged him, just as the LORD had commanded, using Moses' authority. |
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