Deuteronomy 18:17

18:17 The Lord then said to me, “What they have said is good.

Numbers 27:7

27:7 “The daughters of Zelophehad have a valid claim. ¹  You must indeed ²  give them possession of an inheritance among their father’s relatives, and you must transfer ³  the inheritance of their father to them.

Numbers 36:5

Moses’ Decision

36:5 Then Moses gave a ruling ⁴  to the Israelites by the word ⁵  of the Lord: “What the tribe of the Josephites is saying is right.

¹ tn Heb “[the daughters of Zelophehad] speak right” (using the participle דֹּבְרֹת [dovÿrot] with כֵּן [ken]).

² tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute with the imperfect tense. The imperfect is functioning as the imperfect of instruction, and so the infinitive strengthens the force of the instruction.

³ tn The verb is the Hiphil perfect with a vav (ו) consecutive, from the root עָבַר (’avar, “to pass over”). Here it functions as the equivalent of the imperfect of instruction: “and you shall cause to pass,” meaning, “transfer.”

⁴ tn Heb “commanded.”

⁵ tn Heb “mouth.”