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11 If 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[a] for the Israelis, just as the Lord commanded Moses.”

Preparations for a Successor to Moses

12 Then the Lord told Moses, “You are to climb these Abarim mountains and look over the land that I’m going to give the Israelis. 13 After you’ve seen it, you’ll be taken to be with your people just as your brother Aaron was gathered to them,[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 27:11 Lit. a statute, an ordinance
  2. Numbers 27:13 The Heb. lacks to them

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(A) for the Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.’”

Joshua to Succeed Moses

12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain(B) in the Abarim Range(C) and see the land(D) I have given the Israelites.(E) 13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people,(F) as your brother Aaron(G) was,

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