| New King James Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then came the daughters of Zelophehad 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. | 1The daughters of Zelophehad approached; Zelophehad was the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh from the clans of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. |
| 2And 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: | 2They stood before Moses, the priest Eleazar, the leaders, and the entire community at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said, |
| 3“Our father died in the wilderness; but he was not in the company of those who gathered together against the LORD, in company with Korah, but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. | 3"Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among Korah's followers, who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons. |
| 4Why should the name of our father be removed from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father’s brothers.” | 4Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan? Since he had no son, give us property among our father's brothers." |
| 5So Moses brought their case before the LORD. | 5Moses brought their case before the LORD, |
| 6And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: | 6and the LORD answered him, |
| 7“The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them. | 7"What Zelophehad's daughters say is correct. You are to give them hereditary property among their father's brothers and transfer their father's inheritance to them. |
| 8And 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. | 8Tell the Israelites: When a man dies without having a son, transfer his inheritance to his daughter. |
| 9If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. | 9If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. |
| 10If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. | 10If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father's brothers. |
| 11And 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 a statute of judgment, just as the LORD commanded Moses. | 11If his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative of his clan, and he will take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites as the LORD commanded Moses." |
| 12Now the LORD said to Moses: “Go up into this Mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel. | 12Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites. |
| 13And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered. | 13After you have seen it, you will also be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was. |
| 14For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against My command to hallow Me at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah, at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.) | 14When the community quarreled in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against my command to demonstrate my holiness in their sight at the waters." Those were the Waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin. |
| 15Then Moses spoke to the LORD, saying: | 15So Moses appealed to the LORD, |
| 16“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, | 16"May the LORD, the God who gives breath to all, appoint a man over the community |
| 17who 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 like sheep which have no shepherd.” | 17who will go out before them and come back in before them, and who will bring them out and bring them in, so that the LORD's community won't be like sheep without a shepherd." |
| 18And the LORD said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; | 18The LORD replied to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him. |
| 19set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and inaugurate him in their sight. | 19Have him stand before the priest Eleazar and the whole community, and commission him in their sight. |
| 20And you shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. | 20Confer some of your authority on him so that the entire Israelite community will obey him. |
| 21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the LORD for him by the judgment of the Urim. At 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.” | 21He will stand before the priest Eleazar who will consult the LORD for him with the decision of the Urim. He and all the Israelites with him, even the entire community, will go out and come back in at his command." |
| 22So Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. | 22Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before the priest Eleazar and the entire community, |
| 23And he laid his hands on him and inaugurated him, just as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. | 23laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as the LORD had spoken through Moses. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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