Numbers 27:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 27:2

Inheritance Laws

1 Then came the daughters of ^aZelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

2 And they stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting, saying:

3 “Our father ^adied in the wilderness; but he was not in the company of those who gathered together against the Lord, ^bin company with Korah, but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons.

4 Why should the name of our father be ^aremoved from among his family because he had no son? ^bGive us a possession among our father’s brothers.”

5 So Moses ^abrought their case before the Lord.

6 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

7 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; ^ayou shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

8 And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.

9 If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.

10 If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the relative closest to him in his family, and he shall possess it.’ ” And it shall be to the children of Israel ^aa statute of judgment, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

Joshua the Next Leader of Israel

12 Now the Lord said to Moses: ^a“Go up into this Mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.

13 And when you have seen it, you also ^ashall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered.

14 For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you ^arebelled against My command to hallow Me at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the ^bwaters of Meribah, at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.)

15 Then Moses spoke to the Lord, saying:

16 “Let the Lord, ^athe God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

17 ^awho may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be ^blike sheep which have no shepherd.”

18 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man ^ain whom is the Spirit, and ^blay your hand on him;

19 set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and ^ainaugurate him in their sight.

20 And ^ayou shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel ^bmay be obedient.

21 ^aHe shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him ^bby the judgment of the Urim. ^cAt his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.”

22 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation.

23 And he laid his hands on him ^aand inaugurated him, just as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 27:2

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American Standard Version
And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying,

Amplified® Bible
They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders, and all the congregation at the door of the Tent of Meeting, saying,

Contemporary English Version
One day his daughters went to the sacred tent, where they met with Moses, Eleazar, and some other leaders of Israel, as well as a large crowd of Israelites. The young women said:

Darby English Version
And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and the whole assembly, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying,

Good News Bible
They went and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole community at the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence and said,

King James Version
And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

New American Standard Bible
They stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the leaders and all the congregation, at the doorway of the tent of meeting, saying,

New International Version
the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders and the whole assembly, and said,

New King James Version
And they stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting, saying:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the leaders and all the congregation, at the doorway of the tent of meeting, saying,

Revised Standard Version
And they stood before Moses, and before Elea'zar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
and stand before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes, and all the company, at the opening of the tent of meeting, saying:

New English Translation
And they stood before Moses and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said,

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