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Numbers 27:7-11
New English Translation
Numbers 27:7-11
New English Translation
7 “The daughters of Zelophehad have a valid claim.[a] You must indeed[b] give them possession of an inheritance among their father’s relatives, and you must transfer[c] the inheritance of their father to them. 8 And you must tell the Israelites, ‘If a man dies[d] and has no son, then you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter; 9 and if he has no daughter, then you are to give his inheritance to his brothers; 10 and if he has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his father’s brothers; 11 and if his father has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his relative nearest to him from his family, and he will possess it. This will be for the Israelites a legal requirement,[e] as the Lord commanded Moses.’”
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- Numbers 27:7 tn Heb “[the daughters of Zelophehad] speak right” (using the participle דֹּבְרֹת [doverot] with כֵּן [ken]).
- Numbers 27:7 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute with the imperfect tense. The imperfect is functioning as the imperfect of instruction, and so the infinitive strengthens the force of the instruction.
- Numbers 27:7 tn The verb is the Hiphil perfect with a vav (ו) consecutive, from the root עָבַר (ʿavar, “to pass over”). Here it functions as the equivalent of the imperfect of instruction: “and you shall cause to pass,” meaning, “transfer.”
- Numbers 27:8 tn Heb “a man, if he dies.”
- Numbers 27:11 tn The expression is חֻקַּת מִשְׁפָּט (khuqqat mishpat, “a statute of judgment”), which means it is a fixed enactment that determines justice. It is one which is established by God.
Numbers 27:7-11
New International Version
Numbers 27:7-11
New International Version
7 “What Zelophehad’s daughters are saying is right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance(A) among their father’s relatives and give their father’s inheritance to them.(B)
8 “Say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, give his inheritance to his daughter. 9 If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. 10 If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. 11 If his father had no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, that he may possess it. This is to have the force of law(C) for the Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.’”
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