| 1 Then drew near 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, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses,
and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the
congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying, 3 Our father
died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of them that
gathered themselves together against Jehovah in the company of Korah: but he
died in his own sin; and he had no sons. 4 Why 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. 5 And Moses brought
their cause before Jehovah.
6 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 7 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. 8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel,
saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to
pass unto his daughter. 9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give
his inheritance unto his brethren. 10 And if he have no brethren, then ye
shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. 11 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.
12 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mountain of Abarim,
and behold the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. 13 And
when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron
thy brother was gathered; 14 because ye rebelled against my word in the
wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the
waters before their eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the
wilderness of Zin.) 15 And Moses spake unto Jehovah, saying, 16 Let
Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the
congregation, 17 who may go out before them, and who may come in before
them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the
congregation of Jehovah be not as sheep which have no shepherd. 18 And
Jehovah said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is
the Spirit, and lay thy hand upon him; 19 and set him before Eleazar the
priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their
sight. 20 And thou shalt put of thine honor upon him, that all the
congregation of the children of Israel may obey. 21 And he shall stand
before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the
Urim before Jehovah: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they
shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the
congregation. 22 And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and he took
Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the
congregation: 23 and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as
Jehovah spake by Moses.
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