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1. There then came forward the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh; he belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. His daughters' names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.

1. Then drew near the daughters of Zeloph'ehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manas'seh, from the families of Manas'seh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

2. They appeared before Moses, the priest Eleazar, the leaders and the whole community, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and said,

2. And they stood before Moses, and before Elea'zar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying,

3. 'Our father died in the desert. He was not a member of the party who banded together against Yahweh, Korah's party; it was for his own sin that he died without 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.

4. Why should our father's name be lost to his clan? Since he had no son, give us some property like our father's kinsmen.'

4. Why should the name of our father be taken away from his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brethren."

5. Moses took their case before Yahweh,

5. Moses brought their case before the LORD.

6. and Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

6. And the LORD said to Moses,

7. 'Zelophehad's daughters are right in what they say. You will indeed give them a property to be their heritage among their father's kinsmen; see that their father's heritage is passed on to them.

7. "The daughters of Zeloph'ehad are right; you shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

8. Then speak to the Israelites and say, "If a man dies without sons, his heritage will pass to his daughter.

8. And you shall say to the people of Israel, `If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.

9. If he has no daughter, the heritage will go to his brothers.

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

10. If he has no brothers, his heritage will go to his father's brothers.

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

11. If his father has no brothers, his heritage will go to the member of his clan who is most nearly related; it will become his property. This will be a legal rule for the Israelites, as Yahweh has ordered Moses." '

11. And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it. And it shall be to the people of Israel a statute and ordinance, as the LORD commanded Moses.'"

12. Yahweh said to Moses, 'Climb this mountain of the Abarim range, and look at the country which I have given to the Israelites.

12. The LORD said to Moses, "Go up into this mountain of Ab'arim, and see the land which I have given to the people of Israel.

13. After you have seen it, you will be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was.

13. And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was gathered,

14. For you both rebelled in the desert of Zin when the community disputed with me and when I ordered you to assert my holiness before their eyes by means of the water.' (These were the Waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the desert of Zin.)

14. because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin during the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes." (These are the waters of Mer'ibah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)

15. Moses then said to Yahweh,

15. Moses said to the LORD,

16. 'May it please Yahweh, God of the spirits that give life to all living creatures, to appoint a leader for this community,

16. "Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

17. to be at their head in all their undertakings, a man who will lead them out and bring them in, so that Yahweh's community will not be like sheep without a shepherd.'

17. who 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 which have no shepherd."

18. Yahweh then said to Moses, 'Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom the spirit dwells, and lay your hand on him.

18. And the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand upon him;

19. Bring him before the priest Eleazar and the whole community and give him your orders in their presence,

19. cause him to stand before Elea'zar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall commission him in their sight.

20. conferring some of your own authority on him, so that the whole community of Israelites will obey him.

20. You shall invest him with some of your authority, that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey.

21. He will present himself to the priest Eleazar who will consult Yahweh on his behalf by means of the rite of the urim; at his command, they will go out and, at his command, they will come in, he and all the Israelites with him, the whole community.'

21. And he shall stand before Elea'zar 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."

22. Moses did as Yahweh had ordered. He took Joshua, brought him before the priest Eleazar and the whole community,

22. And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; he took Joshua and caused him to stand before Elea'zar the priest and the whole congregation,

23. laid his hands on him and gave him his orders, as Yahweh had directed through Moses.

23. and he laid his hands upon him, and commissioned him as the LORD directed through Moses.



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