Numbers 27:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Moses brought their cause before Jehovah.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Exod 18:15-19 : 15 And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God: 16 when they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. 17 And Moses' father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. 18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. 19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to Godward, and bring thou the causes unto God:
Exod 25:22 : 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Lev 24:12-13 : 12 And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of Jehovah. 13 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Num 9:8 : 8 And Moses said unto them, Stay ye, that I may hear what Jehovah will command concerning you.
Num 15:34 : 34 And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
Job 23:4 : 4 I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.
Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Num 27:6-7
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6And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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Num 27:4
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4Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.
Num 27:15
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15And Moses spake unto Jehovah, saying,
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4And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of Jehovah he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
Exod 18:15-16
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15And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:
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Num 27:2
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5And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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Exod 25:1
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Exod 5:21-22
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Num 36:5
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Lev 9:5
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Num 25:16
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Num 15:1
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Num 14:13
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Lev 24:13
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Exod 19:7
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Num 3:5
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Num 34:1
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1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Num 36:1
71%
1And the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the children of Israel:
Num 27:11
71%
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Exod 18:8
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Num 30:1
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Lev 18:1
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Num 5:1
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1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Num 31:25
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Num 17:1
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1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Lev 19:1
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1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Num 25:10
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10And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 6:10
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10And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 18:1
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Num 34:16
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Num 35:1
70%
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1 Sam 12:7
70%
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Num 27:22
70%
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Num 14:5
70%
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Lev 5:14
70%
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Exod 31:1
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Lev 14:1
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