Numbers 27:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

The daughters of Zelophehad speak rightly: you shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers; and you shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The daughters{H1323} of Zelophehad{H6765} speak{H1696} right:{H3651} thou shalt surely{H5414} give{H5414} them a possession{H272} of an inheritance{H5159} among{H8432} their father's{H1} brethren;{H251} and thou shalt cause the inheritance{H5159} of their father{H1} to pass{H5674} unto them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The daughters{H1323} of Zelophehad{H6765} speak{H1696}{(H8802)} right{H3651}: thou shalt surely{H5414}{(H8800)} give{H5414}{(H8799)} them a possession{H272} of an inheritance{H5159} among{H8432} their father's{H1} brethren{H251}; and thou shalt cause the inheritance{H5159} of their father{H1} to pass{H5674}{(H8689)} unto them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The doughters of Zelaphead speke righte: thou shalt geue them a possession to enherett amonge their fathers brethern and shall turne the enheritaunce of their father vnto them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The doughters of Zelaphead haue spoke righte. Thou shalt geue the a possession to inheret amonge their fathers brethren, & shalt turne their fathers enheritaunce vnto them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The daughters of Zelophehad speake right: thou shalt giue them a possession to inherite among their fathers brethren, and shalt turne the inheritance of their father vnto them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The daughters of Zalphaad speake ryght: thou shalt geue them a possession to inherite among their fathers brethren, and shalt turne the inheritaunce of their father vnto them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: you shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers; and you shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Rightly are the daughters of Zelophehad speaking; thou dost certainly give to them a possession of an inheritance in the midst of their father's brethren, and hast caused to pass over the inheritance of their father to them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    What the daughters of Zelophehad say is right: certainly you are to give them a heritage among their father's brothers: and let the property which would have been their father's go to them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: you shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers; and you shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “The daughters of Zelophehad have a valid claim. You must indeed give them possession of an inheritance among their father’s relatives, and you must transfer the inheritance of their father to them.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 36:1-2 : 1 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the chief fathers of the children of Israel: 2 And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel, and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
  • Josh 17:4 : 4 They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers.
  • Ps 68:5 : 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
  • Jer 49:11 : 11 Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let your widows trust in me.
  • Gal 3:28 : 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 27:8-11
    4 verses
    87%

    8 And 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.

    9 And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.

    10 And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

    11 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.

  • Num 27:4-6
    3 verses
    85%

    4 Why should the name of our father be removed from his family because he has no son? Give us, therefore, a possession among the brothers of our father.

    5 And Moses brought their case before the LORD.

    6 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 36:1-12
    12 verses
    84%

    1 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:

    2 And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel, and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.

    3 And if they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of our fathers and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are received; thus it will be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

    4 And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are received; so their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

    5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph has spoken well.

    6 This is what the LORD commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry whom they think best; only within the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.

    7 So the inheritance of the children of Israel shall not transfer from tribe to tribe; for each of the children of Israel shall keep to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

    8 And every daughter that possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel shall marry one of the family of the tribe of her father, so that each of the children of Israel may enjoy the inheritance of his fathers.

    9 Thus the inheritance shall not transfer from one tribe to another tribe; but each tribe of the children of Israel shall keep to its own inheritance.

    10 As the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:

    11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father's brothers' sons.

    12 And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.

  • Josh 17:3-4
    2 verses
    81%

    3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

    4 They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers.

  • Num 27:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, 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 these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

    2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying,

  • Num 26:33
    76%

    33 And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

  • Josh 17:6
    74%

    6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons, and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

  • Job 42:15
    70%

    15 In all the land, no women were found as beautiful as the daughters of Job, and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.

  • 1 Chr 7:15
    70%

    15 And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

  • Deut 18:2
    70%

    2 Therefore, they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as He has said to them.

  • Num 33:54
    70%

    54 You shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give the larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give the smaller inheritance: everyone's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falls; according to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.

  • Exod 21:9
    69%

    9 And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.

  • Num 30:16
    69%

    16 These are the statutes which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house.

  • Num 26:53-54
    2 verses
    69%

    53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

    54 To many you shall give the more inheritance, and to few you shall give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.

  • Num 35:9
    69%

    9 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Deut 7:3
    69%

    3 Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take for your son.

  • Ezek 47:14
    69%

    14 And you shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for an inheritance.

  • Deut 18:8
    69%

    8 They shall have equal portions to eat, besides what comes from the sale of his patrimony.

  • Num 34:29
    68%

    29 These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

  • Num 34:13
    68%

    13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, 'This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe:'

  • Lev 27:1
    68%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Josh 13:29
    68%

    29 And Moses gave inheritance to the half tribe of Manasseh; and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.

  • Josh 1:15
    68%

    15 until the LORD has given your brethren rest, as he has given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD's servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise.

  • Josh 14:3
    68%

    3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.

  • Isa 34:17
    68%

    17 And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall dwell therein.

  • Josh 13:7
    68%

    7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

  • Num 32:30
    67%

    30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.

  • Num 34:2
    67%

    2 Command the children of Israel and say to them, 'When you come into the land of Canaan, (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with its borders:)

  • Josh 15:20
    67%

    20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

  • 1 Chr 23:22
    67%

    22 And Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters: and their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them.

  • Num 34:16
    67%

    16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,