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1 Now the daughters of Hepher's son Zelophehad, Gilead's grandson, who had been fathered by Machir, who had been fathered by Manasseh, from the tribe of Manasseh, the direct son of Joseph, were named Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. The daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. The names of the daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah. They came forward
2 Moses, Eleazar the priest, the elders, and the entire community at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before them, and said, And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders and the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said,
3 |Our father died in the wilderness, but he wasn't with the company of those who gathered against the LORD along with the company of Korah. He died in his own sin, and he had no sons. “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin. And he had no sons. “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among Korah’s followers, who banded together against the LORD, but he died for his own sin and left no sons.
4 Why are you going to eliminate the name of our father from his family, just because he had no son? Give us a possession from among our father's relatives.| Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father’s brothers.” Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.”
5 So Moses brought the family into the LORD's presence, Moses brought their case before the LORD. So Moses brought their case before the LORD,
6 and the LORD told Moses, And the LORD said to Moses, and the LORD said to him,
7 |The daughters of Zelophehad are telling the truth. You are certainly to give to them a possession for an inheritance among their father's relatives. You are to pass on the inheritance of their father to them. “The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them. “What Zelophehad’s daughters are saying is right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s relatives and give their father’s inheritance to them.
8 Tell the Israelis that when a man dies without a son, you are to pass his inheritance to his daughter. And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter. “Say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, give his inheritance to his daughter.
9 If he doesn't have a daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.
10 If he doesn't have brothers, give his inheritance to his father's brothers. And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
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 for the Israelis, just as the LORD commanded Moses.| And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the people of Israel a statute and rule, as the LORD commanded Moses.’” 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 for the Israelites, as the LORD commanded 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. The LORD said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain in the Abarim Range and see the land I have given the Israelites.
13 After you've seen it, you'll be taken to be with your people just as your brother Aaron was gathered to them, When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,
14 because in the wilderness of Zin, when the community rebelled, you rebelled against my command to treat me as holy before their eyes in regards to the Meribah Springs in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.| because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) for when the community rebelled at the waters in the Desert of Zin, both of you disobeyed my command to honor me as holy before their eyes.” (These were the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)
15 Moses responded to the LORD, Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, Moses said to the LORD,
16 |May the LORD God of the spirits of all living creatures appoint a man over the community “Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation “May the LORD, the God who gives breath to all living things, appoint someone over this community
17 who will go in and out before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in so that the LORD'S community won't be like a flock without a shepherd.| who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be as sheep that have no shepherd.” to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the LORD’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
18 |Select Nun's son Joshua. The Spirit is in that man,| the LORD answered Moses. |You are to lay your hand on him So the LORD said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him. So the LORD said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership, and lay your hand on him.
19 and make him stand in front of Eleazar the priest and the entire community. Then you are to set him in charge right before their eyes, Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall commission him in their sight. Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly and commission him in their presence.
20 turning over your authority to him so that the entire community of Israel knows to obey him. You shall invest him with some of your authority, that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey. Give him some of your authority so the whole Israelite community will obey him.
21 You are to make him stand in the presence of Eleazar the priest, who is to inquire on his behalf using the Urim in the presence of the LORD regarding a decision of judgment, because by his command he and all the Israelis with him will go out or come in.| And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation.” He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by inquiring of the Urim before the LORD. At his command he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his command they will come in.”
22 So Moses did what the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, made him stand in the presence of Eleazar the priest and the entire community, And Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua and had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole assembly.
23 laid his hands on him, and charged him, just as the LORD had commanded, using Moses' authority. and he laid his hands on him and commissioned him as the LORD directed through Moses. Then he laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD instructed through Moses.
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