| Berean Study Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached | 1Then 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. |
| 2the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said, | 2And 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, |
| 3“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons. | 3“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. |
| 4Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons? Give us property among our father’s brothers.” | 4Why 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.” |
| 5So Moses brought their case before the LORD, | 5Moses brought their case before the LORD. |
| 6and the LORD answered him, | 6And the LORD said to Moses, |
| 7“The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and transfer their father’s inheritance to them. | 7“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. |
| 8Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter. | 8And 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. |
| 9If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. | 9And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. |
| 10If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. | 10And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. |
| 11And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’ ” | 11And 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.’” |
| 12Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites. | 12The LORD said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. |
| 13After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was; | 13When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, |
| 14for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin. | 14because 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.) |
| 15So Moses appealed to the LORD, | 15Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, |
| 16“May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation | 16“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation |
| 17who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.” | 17who 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.” |
| 18And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him. | 18So the LORD said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him. |
| 19Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight. | 19Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall commission him in their sight. |
| 20Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him. | 20You shall invest him with some of your authority, that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey. |
| 21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.” | 21And 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.” |
| 22Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, | 22And Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, |
| 23and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses. | 23and he laid his hands on him and commissioned him as the LORD directed through Moses. |
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