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27:1 Then the daughters <01323> of Zelophehad <06765> son <01121> of Hepher <02660>, the son <01121> of Gilead <01568>, the son <01121> of Machir <04353>, the son <01121> of Manasseh <04519> of the families <04940> of Manasseh <04519>, the son <01121> Joseph <03130> came forward <07126>. Now these <0428> are the names <08034> of his daughters <01323>: Mahlah <04244>, Noah <05270>, Hoglah <02295>, Milcah <04435>, and Tirzah <08656>. 27:2 And they stood <05975> before <06440> Moses <04872> and Eleazar <0499> the priest <03548> and the leaders <05387> of the whole <03605> assembly <05712> at the entrance <06607> to the tent <0168> of meeting <04150> and said <0559>, 27:3 “Our father <01> died <04191> in the wilderness <04057>, although he <01931> was <01961> not <03808> part <08432> of the company <05712> of those that gathered <03259> themselves together <03259> against <05921> the Lord <03068> in the company <05712> of Korah <07141>; but he died <04191> for <03588> his own sin <02399>, and he had <01961> no <03808> sons <01121>. 27:4 Why <04100> should the name <08034> of our father <01> be lost <01639> from among <08432> his family <04940> because <03588> he had no <0369> son <01121>? Give <05414> us a possession <0272> among <08432> the relatives <0251> of our father <01>.” 27:5 So Moses <04872> brought <07126> their case <04941> before <06440> the Lord <03068>. 27:6 The Lord <03068> said <0559> <0559> to <0413> Moses <04872>: 27:7 “The daughters <01323> of Zelophehad <06765> have a valid claim <01696>. You must indeed give <05414> <05414> them possession <0272> of an inheritance <05159> among <08432> their father’s <01> relatives <0251>, and you must transfer <05674> the inheritance <05159> of their father <01> 27:8 And you must tell <01696> the Israelites <03478> <01121>, ‘If <03588> a man <0376> dies <04191> and has no <0369> son <01121>, then you must transfer <05674> his inheritance <05159> to his daughter <01323>; 27:9 and if <0518> he has no <0369> daughter <01323>, then you are to give <05414> his inheritance <05159> to his brothers <0251>; 27:10 and if <0518> he has no <0369> brothers <0251>, then you are to give <05414> his inheritance <05159> to his father’s <01> brothers <0251>; 27:11 and if <0518> his father <01> has no <0369> brothers <0251>, then you are to give <05414> his inheritance <05159> to his relative <07607> nearest <07138> to <0413> him from his family <04940>, and he will possess <03423> it. This will be <01961> for the Israelites <03478> <01121> a legal <04941> requirement <02708>, as <0834> the Lord <03069> commanded <06680> Moses <04872>.’”

• Num 27:1-11 -- Special Inheritance Laws

• Zelophehad

  [ebd] first-born, of the tribe of Manasseh, and of the family of Gilead; died in the wilderness. Having left no sons, his daughters, concerned lest their father's name should be "done away from among his family," made an appeal to...
  [isbe] ZELOPHEHAD - ze-lo'-fe-had (tslophchadh, meaning unknown): Head of a Manassite family who died without male issue (Nu 26:33; 27:1,7; 36:2,6,10,11; Josh 17:3; 1 Ch 7:15). His daughters came to Moses and Eleazar and successful...
  [smith] (first-born), son of Zepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh. (Joshua 17:3) (B.C. before 1450.) He was apparently the second son of Hepher. (1 Chronicles 7:15) Zelophehad came out of Egypt with Moses, but die...
  [nave] ZELOPHEHAD, grandson of Gilead. His daughters petition for his inheritance, Num. 27:1-11; 36; Josh. 17:3-6; 1 Chr. 7:15.
  

• WOMAN

  [isbe] WOMAN - woom'-an ('ishshah, "a woman" (feminine of 'ish, "a man"]; gune, "a woman" "wife"): I. IN THE CREATIVE PLAN II. IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES 1. Prominence of Women 2. Social Equality 3. Marriage Laws 4. Inheritance 5. Dome...
  

• RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY

  [isbe] RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY - re-la'-shun-ships: I. CONSANGUINITY 1. In General 2. Parents and Children 3. Brothers and Sisters 4. Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, Kinsmen II. AFFINITY 1. Husband and Wife 2. Father-in-Law, etc. 3. Brother-...
  

• Property

  [nave] PROPERTY. In Real Estate Gen. 23:17, 18; 26:20. Rights in, violated, Gen. 21:25-30; 26:18-22. Dedicated, Lev. 27:16-25. See: Land. Dwellings. Alienated for debt, Lev. 25:29, 30; by absence, 2 Kin. 8:1-6; in villages, i...
  

• PENTATEUCH, 2B

  [isbe] PENTATEUCH, 2B - 3. Answer to the Critical Analysis: (1) The Veto of Textual Criticism. The first great objection that may be made to the higher criticism is that it starts from the Massoretic text (MT) without investigation...
  

• PATRIMONY

  [isbe] PATRIMONY - pat'-ri-mo-ni (ha-'abhoth, "the fathers"): A word occurring once in English Versions of the Bible (Dt 18:8), meaning literally, "the fathers," which, however, is obscure, probably by reason of abbreviation for so...
  

• MANASSEH (1)

  [isbe] MANASSEH (1) - ma-nas'-e (menashsheh, "causing to forget"; compare Gen 41:51; Man(n)asse): (1) The firstborn of Joseph by Asenath, daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On. See next article. (2) The tribe named from Manasseh, ha...
  

• Legislation

  [nave] LEGISLATION, class, forbidden, Ex. 12:49; Lev. 24:22; Num. 9:14; 15:15, 29; Gal. 3:28. Supplemental, concerning Sabbath-breaking, Num. 15:32-35; inheritance, Num. 27:1-11. See: Government; Law.
  

• Land

  [nave] LAND Appeared on third creative day, Gen. 1:9. Original title to, from God, Gen. 13:14-17; 15:7; Ex. 23:31; Lev. 25:23. Bought and sold, Gen. 23:3-18; 33:19; Acts 4:34; 5:1-8. Sale and redemption of, laws concerning, Lev....
  

• LAW OF MOSES

  [smith] It will be the object of this article to give a brief analysis of the substance of this law, to point out its main principles, and to explain the position which it occupies in the progress of divine revelation. In order to do...
  

• KORAH

  [isbe] KORAH - ko'-ra, (~qorach], "baldness," possibly; Kore): (1) One of the 3 sons of Oholibamah, Esau's Hivite wife. The account says that the 3 were born in Canaan before Esau withdrew to the Seir mountain country. They are men...
  

• KINSMAN; KINSWOMAN

  [isbe] KINSMAN; KINSWOMAN - kinz'-man, kinz'-woom-an: Most frequently of the go'-el, the one who had a right to "redeem"; referring to the custom of avenging the blood of a slain kinsman; hence, a blood relative (Nu 5:8; Ruth 2:20;...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• INTERCESSION

  [isbe] INTERCESSION - in-ter-sesh'-un (pagha`, "to make intercession"; originally "to strike upon," or "against"; then in a good sense, "to assail anyone with petitions," "to urge," and when on behalf of another, "to intercede" (Ru...
  

• GENEALOGY, 1-7

  [isbe] GENEALOGY, 1-7 - je-na-al'-o-ji, jen-a-al'-o-ji: 1. Definition 2. Biblical References 3. Importance of Genealogies 4. Their Historical Value 5. Principles of Interpretation 6. Principles of Compilation 7. Sources 8. Principa...
  

• GATE, EAST

  [isbe] GATE, EAST - The expressions are found in Ezekiel: "Even the gate that looketh toward the east" (43:1); "The gate whose prospect is toward the east" (43:4); but the idea of a gate on the eastern side as the principal entranc...
  

• ELEAZAR

  [isbe] ELEAZAR - el-e-a'-zar, e-le-a'-zar ('el-`azar; Eleazar, "God is helper"): (1) The 3rd son of Aaron by Elisheba (Ex 6:23; Nu 3:2). He married one of the daughters of Putiel, who bore him Phinehas (Ex 6:25). With his father an...
  

• Daughter

  [nave] DAUGHTER Forbidden to be wife of her mother's husband, Lev. 20:14. Sold in concubinage, Ex. 21:7-10. Given in marriage by parents, Judg. 1:12, 13; 1 Sam. 17:25; 18:20, 21. Property rights of, Num. 27:1-11; 36; Josh. 17:3-...
  

• CHILDREN

  [smith] The blessing of offspring, but especially of the male sex, is highly valued among all eastern nations, while a the absence is regarded as one of the severest punishments. (Genesis 16:2; 7:14; 1 Samuel 1:6; 2 Samuel 6:23...
  

• BROTHER'S WIFE

  [isbe] BROTHER'S WIFE - (yebhemeth = "a sister-in-law," "brother's wife" (Dt 25:7,9); 'ishshah = "a woman," "wife"; `esheth 'ach = "brother's wife" (Gen 38:8,9; Lev 18:16;20:21); he gune tou adelphou = "the brother's wife" (Mk 6:18...
  

• The Inheritance of Zelophedad's Daughters

  

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