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1 The daughters of Zelophehad came to present their case. Their father Zelophehad was the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, and was from the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They came
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 stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and all the Israelites at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. They said,
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 desert, but he wasn't one of Korah's followers who joined together to rebel against the Lord. No, he died from his own sins, and he didn't have any sons.
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 Why should our family name be lost simply because he didn't have a son? Give us land to own alongside our uncles.”
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 Moses took their case before the Lord.
5 Moses brought their cause before Yahweh.
6 The Lord gave him this answer,
6 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
7 “What the daughters of Zelophehad are saying is right. You really must give them land to own alongside their uncles—give to them what would have been allocated to their father.
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 In addition, tell the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and doesn't have a son, give his property 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 If he doesn't have a daughter, give his property to his brothers.
9 If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.
10 If he doesn't have brothers, give his property to his father's brothers.
10 If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
11 If his father doesn't have any brothers, give his property to his family's next of kin so that they can own it. This is a legal regulation for the Israelites, given as an order by the Lord to 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 The Lord told Moses, “Go up into the Abarim mountains so you can see the land that I have given the Israelites.
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 After you have seen it, you will also join your forefathers in death, just as your brother Aaron did,
13 When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;
14 because when the Israelites complained in the Desert of Zin, you both rebelled against my instructions to show my holiness before them in regard to providing water.” (These were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)
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 Then Moses pleaded with the Lord,
15 Moses spoke to Yahweh, saying,
16 “May the Lord, the God who gives life to all living beings, choose a man to lead the Israelites
16 “Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
17 who will tell them what to do and show them where to go, so that the people of the Lord won't be like 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 The Lord told Moses, “Call for Joshua, son of Nun, a man who has the Spirit in him, and place your hands on 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 Make him stand in front of Eleazar the priest and all the Israelites, and dedicate him while they watch.
19 Set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and commission him in their sight.
20 Hand over some of your authority to him so that all the Israelites will obey him.
20 You shall give authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.
21 When he needs instructions, he is to go before Eleazar the priest who will ask the Lord on his behalf and find out the decision using the Urim. Joshua will give orders to all the Israelites concerning everything they are to do.”
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 Moses followed the Lord's instructions. He had Joshua come and stand in front of Eleazar the priest and all the Israelites.
22 Moses did as Yahweh commanded him. He took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation.
23 Moses placed his hands on Joshua and dedicated him, just as the Lord had told him to do.
23 He laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as Yahweh spoke by Moses.

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  • Gilead

    Son of Machir; Manassite clan head

    The son of Machir son of Manasseh and the ancestor of the Gileadite clans, whose sons are listed in Numbers 26.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:29–30; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:1

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  • Hepher

    Son of Gilead; father of Zelophehad

    A son of Gilead, the founder of the Hepherite clan of Manasseh and the father of Zelophehad.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:32–33; Numbers 27:1; Joshua 17:2

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  • Hoglah

    Daughter of Zelophehad

    One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked Moses for their father's inheritance, which the LORD granted, and who married cousins on their father's side.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11

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  • Mahlah

    Daughter of Zelophehad

    One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked Moses for their father's inheritance, which the LORD granted, and who married cousins on their father's side.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11

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  • Milcah

    Daughter of Zelophehad

    One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked Moses for their father's inheritance, which the LORD granted, and who married cousins on their father's side.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11

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  • Moses

    Deliverer and lawgiver

    Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.

    Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34

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  • Noah

    Daughter of Zelophehad

    One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked Moses for their father's inheritance, which the LORD granted, and who married cousins on their father's side.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11

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  • Tirzah

    Daughter of Zelophehad

    One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked Moses for their father's inheritance, which the LORD granted, and who married cousins on their father's side.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11

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  • Zelophehad

    Manassite with five daughters

    A Manassite, son of Hepher, who died in the wilderness without sons, so that the LORD granted his five daughters his inheritance.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 27:7

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Cross references (18)

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  1. 1 Numbers 26:33; Galatians 3:28; 1 Chronicles 7:15; Numbers 36:1–12; Joshua 17:3–6
  2. 2 Exodus 18:19–26; Numbers 15:33–34; Exodus 18:13–14; Deuteronomy 17:8–10
  3. 3 Numbers 26:64–65; Ezekiel 18:4; Numbers 14:35; Numbers 16:1–3; Numbers 26:33
  4. 4 Joshua 17:4; Psalm 109:13; Exodus 32:11; Proverbs 13:9
  5. 5 Leviticus 24:12–13; Numbers 9:8; Exodus 25:22; Job 23:4; Proverbs 3:5–6
  6. 6 Psalm 68:5–6; Galatians 3:28
  7. 7 Jeremiah 49:11; Galatians 3:28; Numbers 36:1–2; Joshua 17:4; Psalm 68:5
  8. 11 Numbers 35:29; Jeremiah 32:8; Ruth 4:3–6; Leviticus 25:49; 1 Samuel 30:25
  9. 12 Deuteronomy 3:23–27; Deuteronomy 34:1–4; Numbers 33:47–48; Deuteronomy 32:48–52
  10. 13 Deuteronomy 10:6; Numbers 31:2; Numbers 20:24–28; Genesis 25:8; Deuteronomy 32:50
  11. 14 Deuteronomy 1:37; Numbers 20:8–13; Exodus 17:7; Deuteronomy 32:51–52; Psalm 106:32–33
  12. 16 Numbers 16:22; Jeremiah 3:15; Hebrews 12:9; Deuteronomy 31:14; Ezekiel 34:23
  13. 17 Ezekiel 34:5; Mark 6:34; 1 Kings 22:17; 2 Chronicles 1:10; Matthew 9:36
  14. 18 Deuteronomy 34:9; Genesis 41:38; Numbers 27:23; Deuteronomy 31:7–8; Judges 3:10
  15. 19 Deuteronomy 3:28; Deuteronomy 31:23; Deuteronomy 31:7–8; Colossians 4:17; 2 Timothy 4:1–6
  16. 20 Joshua 1:16–18; 1 Samuel 10:9; 1 Chronicles 29:25; 2 Kings 2:15; 2 Kings 2:9–10
  17. 21 Exodus 28:30; Joshua 9:14; 1 Samuel 28:6; Judges 1:1; Judges 20:18
  18. 23 Deuteronomy 3:28; Numbers 27:19; Deuteronomy 31:7–8

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  1. Quotes verse 27:18 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book V, Chapter XXVII)

    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.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 27:23 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book V, Chapter XXVII)

    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].

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)