THE
BOOK OF NUMBERS
Numbers Chapter 27
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¶ Then the daughters of Zelophehad approached. Zelophehad was the son of
Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the
families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and his daughters were named; Mahlah,
Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
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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,
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Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of those who
assembled together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died for his
own sin, and had no sons.
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Why should the name of our father be removed from his family, because he had no
son? Give us an inheritance among our father’s brothers.
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And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.
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And the LORD said to Moses,
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The daughters of Zelophehad are right: you shall surely give them a possession
as an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and cause the inheritance of
their father to pass to them.
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And you shall speak to the children of
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And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.
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And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s
brothers.
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And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his
nearest relative in his family, and he shall own it: and it shall be to the
children of
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¶ And the LORD said to Moses, Go up onto
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And when you have seen it, you shall also be gathered to your people, as Aaron
your brother was gathered.
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For you rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Sin, during the strife
of the congregation, to uphold my sanctity before them at the water: that is
the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Sin.
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¶ And Moses spoke to the LORD, saying,
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Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the
congregation,
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Who will go out before them, and come in before them, and who shall lead them
out, and bring them in; so that the people of the LORD are not like sheep who
have no shepherd.
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And the LORD said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man who has the
Spirit within him, and lay your hands upon him;
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And have him stand before Eleazar the priest, and before the entire
congregation; and commission him in their sight.
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And you shall confer some of your authority to him, so that the entire
congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient to him.
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And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will consult the LORD for him
by the judgment of Urim: at his word they shall go out, and at his word they
shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, the
entire congregation.
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And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and had him stand
before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
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And he laid his hands upon him, and commissioned him, as the LORD commanded
through Moses.