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Numbers 27

¹Then there approached the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, who was the son of Joseph: and their names are Mahlah, and Noa, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

²And they stood before Moses and Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the people, at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, and they said:

³“Our father died in the desert, and was not with the sedition, which was stirred up against the Lord under Korah, but he died in his own sin; he had no male sons. Why is his name taken away from his family, because he had no son? Give us a possession among the kinsmen of our father.”

⁴And Moses referred their case to the judgment of the Lord.

⁵And the Lord said to him:

⁶“The daughters of Zelophehad are asking for something just. So give them a possession among the kinsmen of their father, and let them succeed him in his inheritance.

⁷And to the sons of Israel, you shall speak these things:

⁸When a man dies without a son, his inheritance shall be transferred to his daughter.

⁹If he has no daughter, his brothers shall succeed him.

¹⁰But if there were also no brothers, you shall give the inheritance to the brothers of his father.

¹¹But if he has no paternal uncles, the inheritance shall be given to those who are closest to him. And this shall be, for the sons of Israel, consecrated as a perpetual law, just as the Lord has instructed Moses.”

¹²The Lord also said to Moses: “Ascend onto this mountain, Abarim, and contemplate from there the land, which I will give to the sons of Israel.

¹³And when you have seen it, you shall then go to your people, just as your brother Aaron went.

¹⁴For you offended me in the desert of Sin at the Contradiction of the multitude; neither were you willing to sanctify me in their sight over the waters. These are the Waters of Contradiction at Kadesh in the desert of Sin.”

¹⁵Moses answered him:

¹⁶“May the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, provide a man, who may be over this multitude,

¹⁷and who may be able to exit and enter before them, and who may lead them out or lead them in: lest the people of the Lord be like sheep without a shepherd.”

¹⁸And the Lord said to him: “Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom the Spirit is, and place your hand upon him.

¹⁹And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire multitude.

²⁰And you shall give him the precepts in the sight of all, and a portion of your glory, so that the entire congregation of the sons of Israel may listen to him.

²¹On his behalf, if anything is to be done, Eleazar the priest shall consult the Lord. He, and all the sons of Israel with him, and the rest of the multitude, shall go out and enter in at his word.”

²²Moses did just as the Lord had instructed. And when he had brought Joshua, he set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the entire gathering of the people.

²³And imposing his hands upon his head, he repeated all that the Lord had commanded.

Numbers 27

¹Then came the daughters of Salphaad, the son of Hepher, the son of Galaad, the son of Machir, the son of Manasses, who was the son of Joseph: and their names are Maala, and Noa, and Hegla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

²And they stood before Moses and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the people at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, and said:

³Our father died in the desert, and was not in the sedition, that was raised against the Lord under Core, but he died in his own sin: and he had no male children. Why is his name taken away out of his family, because he had no son? Give us a possession among the kinsmen of our father.

⁴And Moses referred their cause to the judgment of the Lord.

⁵And the Lord said to him:

⁶The daughters of Salphaad demand a just thing: Give them a possession among their father's kindred, and let them succeed him in his inheritance.

⁷And to the children of Israel thou shalt speak these things:

⁸When a man dieth without a son, his inheritance shall pass to his daughter.

⁹If he have no daughter, his brethren shall succeed him.

¹⁰And if he have no brethren, you shall give the inheritance to his father's brethren.

¹¹But if he have no uncles by the father, the inheritance shall be given to them that are the next akin. And this shall be to the children of Israel sacred by a perpetual law, as the Lord hath commanded Moses.

¹²The Lord also said to Moses: Go up into this mountain Abarim, and view from thence the land which I will give to the children of Israel.

¹³And when thou shalt have seen it, thou also shalt go to thy people, as thy brother Aaron is gone:

¹⁴Because you offended me in the desert of Sin in the contradiction of the multitude, neither would you sanctify me before them at the waters. These are the waters of contradiction in Cades of the desert of Sin.

¹⁵And Moses answered him:

¹⁶May the Lord the God of the spirits of all flesh provide a man, that may be over this multitude:

¹⁷And may go out and in before them, and may lead them out, or bring them in: lest the people of the Lord be as sheep without a shepherd.

¹⁸And the Lord said to him: take Josue the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and put thy hand upon him.

¹⁹And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest and all the multitude:

²⁰And thou shalt give him precepts in the sight of all, and part of thy glory, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may hear him.

²¹If any thing be to be done, Eleazar the priest shall consult the Lord for him. He and all the children of Israel with him, and the rest of the multitude shall go out and go in at his word.

²²Moses did as the Lord had commanded. And, when he had taken Josue, he set him before Eleazar the priest, and all the assembly of the people,

²³And laying his hands on his head, he repeated all things that the Lord had commanded.