Numbers 27:11
If his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, and they shall possess it. This shall be a legal statute for the Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his nearest kinsman from his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be a statute of judgment to the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And if his father{H1} have no brethren,{H251} then ye shall give{H5414} his inheritance{H5159} unto his kinsman{H7607} that is next{H7138} to him of his family,{H4940} and he shall possess{H3423} it: and it shall be unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} a statute{H2708} [and] ordinance,{H4941} as Jehovah{H3068} commanded{H6680} Moses.{H4872}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And if his father{H1} have no brethren{H251}, then ye shall give{H5414}{(H8804)} his inheritance{H5159} unto his kinsman{H7607} that is next{H7138} to him of his family{H4940}, and he shall possess{H3423}{(H8804)} it: and it shall be unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} a statute{H2708} of judgment{H4941}, as the LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} Moses{H4872}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Yf he haue no fathers brethern ye shall geue his enheritaunce vnto him that is nexte to him of his kinred and let him possesse it. And this shalbe vnto the childern of Israel an ordynaunce and a lawe as the Lorde hath commauded Moses.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf he haue no fathers brethre, ye shal geue it vnto his nexte kyn?folke which beloge vnto him in his kynred, yt they maye possesse it. This shalbe an ordynaunce and a perpetuall lawe vnto the children of Israel, as the LORDE comaunded Moses.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And if his father haue no brethren, ye shal giue his inheritance vnto his next kinsman of his familie, and he shall possesse it: and this shall be vnto the children of Israel a law of iudgement, as the Lord hath commanded Moses.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And if his father haue no brethren, ye shall geue his inheritaunce vnto hym that is next to him of his kinred, and he shall possesse it: And this shalbe vnto the chyldren of Israel a lawe of iudgement, as the Lorde hath commaunded Moyses.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Webster's Bible (1833)
If his father have no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be to the children of Israel a statute [and] ordinance, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and if his father have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his relation who is near unto him of his family, and he hath possessed it;' and it hath been to the sons of Israel for a statute of judgment, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
American Standard Version (1901)
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute `and' ordinance, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
American Standard Version (1901)
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute [and] ordinance, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And if his father has no brothers, then give it to his nearest relation in the family, as his heritage: this is to be a decision made by law for the children of Israel, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.
World English Bible (2000)
If his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be to the children of Israel a statute [and] ordinance, as Yahweh commanded Moses.'"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
and if his father has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his relative nearest to him from his family, and he will possess it. This will be for the Israelites a legal requirement, as the LORD commanded Moses.’”
Referenced Verses
- Num 35:29 : 29 These are to be legal requirements for you throughout your generations in all your settlements.
- Ruth 4:3-6 : 3 Then Boaz said to the kinsman-redeemer, 'The portion of the field that belonged to our relative Elimelech is being sold by Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab.' 4 I thought I should bring it to your attention and say, 'Buy it in the presence of those sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, do so. But if you will not, let me know, so that I will know, because you are the only one with the right to redeem it, and I am next in line.' The man said, 'I will redeem it.' 5 Then Boaz said, 'On the day you buy the field from Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, in order to maintain the name of the dead on his inheritance.' 6 The kinsman-redeemer said, 'I cannot redeem it because it might jeopardize my own inheritance. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.'
- Jer 32:8 : 8 Then Hanamel, my cousin, came to me in the courtyard of the guard, just as the LORD had said. He told me, 'Please buy my field at Anathoth, in the territory of Benjamin, because it is your right to redeem it and take possession of it.' At that point, I knew this was indeed the word of the LORD.
- 1 Sam 30:25 : 25 From that day forward, David made this a statute and ordinance for Israel, and it remains so to this day.
- Lev 25:25 : 25 If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative is to come and redeem what they have sold.
- Lev 25:49 : 49 An uncle or a cousin may redeem them, or any close relative from their family may redeem them. If they prosper, they may redeem themselves.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Num 27:4-107 verses91%
4 Why should our father’s name be removed from among his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.
5 Moses brought their case before the LORD.
6 And the LORD said to Moses:
7 The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s relatives and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
8 Speak to the Israelites and say: If a man dies and has no son, transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
9 If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.
10 If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
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4 They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, 'The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.' So, in accordance with the LORD's command, they were given an inheritance among their father's brothers.
- Num 36:2-54 verses76%
2 They said, 'My lord, the LORD commanded to give the land as an inheritance to the Israelites by lot, and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad, our brother, to his daughters.'
3 'Now, if they marry someone from a different tribe of the Israelites, their inheritance will be taken from our ancestral inheritance and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. Thus, their inheritance will be removed from the lot of our inheritance.'
4 'And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are married and will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe.'
5 Then Moses commanded the Israelites according to the word of the LORD, saying, 'What the tribe of the sons of Joseph is saying is right.'
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2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.
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54 You shall apportion the land by lot according to your clans. You shall give more to the larger groups and less to the smaller groups. The place where the lot falls for each shall be theirs. You shall divide land according to the tribes of your ancestors.
- Deut 25:5-62 verses74%
5 If brothers live together and one of them dies without a son, the dead man's wife must not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her.
6 The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name is not blotted out of Israel.
- Num 36:7-93 verses74%
7 'Thus, no inheritance of the Israelites will transfer from one tribe to another, for each Israelite is to cling to the inheritance of their ancestral tribe.'
8 'Every daughter who inherits land from the tribes of Israel must marry within a clan of her father’s tribe, so that every Israelite may retain the inheritance of their ancestors.'
9 'No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each Israelite tribe is to retain its inheritance.'
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13 Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.
- Num 26:53-553 verses74%
53 “Divide the land as an inheritance among these people, based on the number of names in each group.
54 Increase the inheritance for a larger group and decrease it for a smaller group; each person’s inheritance is to be given according to the number of those registered in his group.
55 But the division of the land is to be determined by lot; they will receive their inheritance based on the names of their ancestral tribes.
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3 For Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan River, but to the Levites he did not give any inheritance among them.
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8 They shall share equally in their meals, regardless of the income from their family possessions.
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9 That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their brothers; the LORD Himself is their inheritance, as He promised them.
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2 Except for a close relative, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, or his brother.
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12 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given to the Israelites."
- Josh 13:32-332 verses73%
32 These are the portions of land that Moses distributed as inheritances on the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho.
33 However, Moses gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as He promised them.
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25 If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative is to come and redeem what they have sold.
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9 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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41 Then they and their children are to be released, and they will return to their own family and to the property of their ancestors.
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29 Moses also gave an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh, and this was allotted to the half-tribe according to their clans:
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14 You are to divide it equally among yourselves. I swore to give it to your ancestors, and this land will fall to you as an inheritance.
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1 These are the territories the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the ancestral tribes allotted to the Israelites.
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20 The LORD said to Aaron: You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any share among them; I am your share and inheritance among the Israelites.
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11 When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and your ancestors, and gives it to you,
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4 The law that Moses commanded us is a heritage for the congregation of Jacob.
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2 Command the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan with its boundaries:
- Ezek 47:22-232 verses72%
22 You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who reside among you and have children. They are to be considered native-born Israelites and are to share the inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
23 In whatever tribe a foreigner resides, there you are to give them their inheritance, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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15 Until the LORD gives your brothers rest, as He has given you, and they also take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them, then you may return to the land of your possession and settle it—the land that Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.
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17 If he gives a gift of part of his inheritance to one of his servants, it will only belong to the servant until the year of release. After that, it will revert to the prince. His inheritance is for his sons alone; it belongs to them.
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11 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
- Num 35:1-22 verses71%
1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:
2 Command the Israelites to give the Levites cities to live in from their inheritance, and give them pasture lands around the cities.
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24 For I have given the Levites the tithes that the Israelites present as a contribution to the LORD as their inheritance. That is why I told them they shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.
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15 Moses gave to the tribe of the Reubenites, according to their clans:
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29 These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.