Numbers 27
1 Then
came 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, by the
door of the
tabernacle of the
congregation, saying,
3 Our
father died in the
wilderness, and he was not
in the
company of them that gathered themselves
together against the
LORD in the
company of
Korah; but
died in his own
sin, and had no
sons. 4 Why should the
name of our
father be done
away from
among his
family, because he hath no
son? Give unto us therefore a
possession among the
brethren of our
father. 5 And
Moses brought their
cause before the
LORD. 6 And the
LORD 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 of
judgment, as the
LORD commanded Moses. 12 And the
LORD said unto
Moses, Get thee
up into this
mount Abarim, and
see 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 For ye
rebelled against my
commandment in the
desert of
Zin, in the
strife of the
congregation, to
sanctify me at the
water before their
eyes: that is the
water of
Meribah in
Kadesh in the
wilderness of
Zin. 15 And
Moses spake unto the
LORD, saying,
16 Let the
LORD, the
God of the
spirits of all
flesh, set a
man over the
congregation, 17 Which may go
out before them, and which may go
in before them, and which may lead them
out, and which may bring them
in; that the
congregation of the
LORD be not as
sheep which have no
shepherd.
18 And the
LORD said unto
Moses, Take thee
Joshua the
son of
Nun, a
man in whom is the
spirit, and
lay thine
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 some of thine
honour upon him, that all the
congregation of the
children of
Israel may be
obedient.
21 And he shall
stand before Eleazar the
priest, who shall
ask counsel for him after the
judgment of
Urim before the
LORD: 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 the
LORD 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 the
LORD commanded by the
hand of
Moses.