Numbers · Brenton's English Septuagint
Numbers 27 Brenton's English Septuagint
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- Square brackets mark words Brenton supplied for English sense.
- Old Testament only (no New Testament). First printed 1844; the 1851 edition added the deuterocanonical books.
1 And the daughters of Salpaad the son of Opher, the son of Galaad, the son of Machir, of the tribe of Manasse, of the sons of Joseph, came near; and these were their names, Maala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa;
1 Then 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 came near. 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 princes, and before all the congregation at the door of the tabernacle of witness, saying,
2 They stood before Moses, 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 in the midst of the congregation that rebelled against the Lord in the gathering of Core; for he died for his own sin, and he had no sons. Let not the name of our father be blotted out of the midst of his people, because he has no son: give us an inheritance in the midst of our father's brethren.
3 “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against Yahweh in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin. He had no sons.
4 And Moses brought their case before the Lord.
4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father.”
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
5 Moses brought their cause before Yahweh.
6 The daughters of Salpaad have spoken rightly: thou shalt surely give them a possession of inheritance in the midst of their father's brethren, and thou shalt assign their father's inheritance to them.
6 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
7 And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying,
7 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak right. You shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers. You shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
8 If a man die, and have no son, ye shall assign his inheritance to his daughter.
8 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 have no daughter, ye shall give his inheritance to his brother.
9 If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.
10 And if he have no brethren, ye shall give his inheritance to his father's brother.
10 If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
11 And if there be no brethren of his father, ye shall give the inheritance to his nearest relation of his tribe, to inherit his possessions; and this shall be to the children of Israel an ordinance of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.
11 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. This shall be a statute and ordinance for the children of Israel, as Yahweh commanded Moses.’”
12 And the Lord said to Moses, Go up to the mountain that is in the country beyond Jordan, this mount Nabau, and behold the land Chanaan, which I give to the sons of Israel for a possession.
12 Yahweh said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.
13 And thou shalt see it, and thou also shalt be added to thy people, as Aaron thy brother was added [to them] in mount Or:
13 When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;
14 because ye transgressed my commandment in the wilderness of Sin, when the congregation resisted [and refused] to sanctify me; ye sanctified me not at the water before them. This is the water of Strife in Cades in the wilderness of Sin.
14 because in the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, to honor me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
15 And Moses said to the Lord,
15 Moses spoke to Yahweh, saying,
16 Let the Lord God of spirits and of all flesh look out for a man over this congregation,
16 “Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
17 who shall go out before them, and who shall come in before them, and who shall lead them out, and who shall bring them in; so the congregation of the Lord shall not be as sheep without a shepherd.
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 Yahweh may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”
18 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Take to thyself Joshua the son of Naue, a man who has the Spirit in him, and thou shalt lay thy hands upon him.
18 Yahweh said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.
19 And thou shalt set him before Eleazar the priest, and thou shalt give him a charge before all the congregation, and thou shalt give a charge concerning him before them.
19 Set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and commission him in their sight.
20 And thou shalt put of thy glory upon him, that the children of Israel may hearken to him.
20 You shall give authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.
21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, and they shall ask of him before the Lord the judgment of the Urim: they shall go forth at his word, and at his word they shall come in, he and the children of Israel with one accord, and all the congregation.
21 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before Yahweh. At his word they shall 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 the Lord commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation.
22 Moses did as Yahweh commanded him. He took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation.
23 And he laid his hands on him, and appointed him as the Lord ordered Moses.
23 He laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as Yahweh spoke by Moses.
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Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Cross references (18)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Numbers 26:33; Galatians 3:28; 1 Chronicles 7:15; Numbers 36:1–12; Joshua 17:3–6
- 2 Exodus 18:19–26; Numbers 15:33–34; Exodus 18:13–14; Deuteronomy 17:8–10
- 3 Numbers 26:64–65; Ezekiel 18:4; Numbers 14:35; Numbers 16:1–3; Numbers 26:33
- 4 Joshua 17:4; Psalm 109:13; Exodus 32:11; Proverbs 13:9
- 5 Leviticus 24:12–13; Numbers 9:8; Exodus 25:22; Job 23:4; Proverbs 3:5–6
- 6 Psalm 68:5–6; Galatians 3:28
- 7 Jeremiah 49:11; Galatians 3:28; Numbers 36:1–2; Joshua 17:4; Psalm 68:5
- 11 Numbers 35:29; Jeremiah 32:8; Ruth 4:3–6; Leviticus 25:49; 1 Samuel 30:25
- 12 Deuteronomy 3:23–27; Deuteronomy 34:1–4; Numbers 33:47–48; Deuteronomy 32:48–52
- 13 Deuteronomy 10:6; Numbers 31:2; Numbers 20:24–28; Genesis 25:8; Deuteronomy 32:50
- 14 Deuteronomy 1:37; Numbers 20:8–13; Exodus 17:7; Deuteronomy 32:51–52; Psalm 106:32–33
- 16 Numbers 16:22; Jeremiah 3:15; Hebrews 12:9; Deuteronomy 31:14; Ezekiel 34:23
- 17 Ezekiel 34:5; Mark 6:34; 1 Kings 22:17; 2 Chronicles 1:10; Matthew 9:36
- 18 Deuteronomy 34:9; Genesis 41:38; Numbers 27:23; Deuteronomy 31:7–8; Judges 3:10
- 19 Deuteronomy 3:28; Deuteronomy 31:23; Deuteronomy 31:7–8; Colossians 4:17; 2 Timothy 4:1–6
- 20 Joshua 1:16–18; 1 Samuel 10:9; 1 Chronicles 29:25; 2 Kings 2:15; 2 Kings 2:9–10
- 21 Exodus 28:30; Joshua 9:14; 1 Samuel 28:6; Judges 1:1; Judges 20:18
- 23 Deuteronomy 3:28; Numbers 27:19; Deuteronomy 31:7–8
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
XIX. "Take unto thee Joshua ('Iesoun) the son of Nun." For it was proper that Moses should lead the people out of Egypt, but that Jesus (Joshua) should lead them into the inheritance.
XX. "And he laid his hands upon him." The countenance of Joshua was also glorified by the imposition of the hands of Moses, but not to the same degree [as that of Moses].