Then athe 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
; and these
are bthe names
of his daughters
: Mahlah
, Noah
and Hoglah
and Milcah
and Tirzah
.
They stood before
Moses
and before
Eleazar
the priest
and before
the leaders
and all
the congregation
, at the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
, saying
,
"Our father adied
in the wilderness
, yet he was not among
the company
of those who gathered
themselves together against
the LORD
in the company
of Korah
; but he died
in his own sin
, and bhe had
no
sons
.
"Why should the name
of our father
be withdrawn
from among
his family
because
he had
no
son
? Give
us a possession
among
our father's
brothers
."
aSo Moses brought
their case
before
the LORD
.
Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
" aThe daughters of Zelophehad
are right
in their statements
. You shall surely
give
them a hereditary
possession
among
their father's
brothers
, and you shall transfer
the inheritance
of their father
to them.
"Further, you shall speak to the sons
of Israel
, saying
, `If
a man
dies
and has
no
son
, then you shall transfer
his inheritance
to his daughter
.
`If he has
no
daughter
, then you shall give
his inheritance
to his brothers
.
`If he has
no
brothers
, then you shall give
his inheritance
to his father's
brothers
.
`If his father
has
no
brothers
, then you shall give
his inheritance
to his nearest
relative
in his own family
, and he shall possess
it; and it shall be a astatutory
ordinance
to the sons
of Israel
, just
as the LORD
commanded
Moses
.' "
aThen the LORD said
to Moses
, "Go
up to this
bmountain
of Abarim
, and see
the land
which
I have given
to the sons
of Israel
.
"When you have seen it, you too
awill be gathered
to your people
, bas Aaron
your brother
1was;
for in the wilderness of Zin
, during the strife
of the congregation
, ayou rebelled
against
My 1command
2to treat
Me as holy
before
their eyes
at the water
." (These
are the waters
of Meribah
of Kadesh
in the wilderness
of Zin
.)
Then Moses spoke
to the LORD
, saying
,
" aMay the LORD, the God
of the spirits
of all
flesh
, appoint
a man
over
the congregation
,
who awill go
out 1and come
in before
them, and who
will lead
them out and 2bring
them in, so that the congregation
of the LORD
will not be blike sheep
which
have
no
shepherd
."
So the LORD said
to Moses
, " 1Take
Joshua
the son
of Nun
, a man
ain whom
is the Spirit
, and blay
your hand
on him;
and have him stand before
Eleazar
the priest
and before
all
the congregation
, and acommission
him in their sight
.
"You shall put some
of your 1authority
on him, in order
that all
the congregation
of the sons
of Israel
may obey
him.
"Moreover, he shall stand before
Eleazar
the priest
, who shall inquire
for him aby the judgment
of the Urim
before
the LORD
. At his 1command
they shall go
out and at his 1command
they shall come
in, both he and the sons
of Israel
with him, even all
the congregation
."
Moses did
just
as the LORD
commanded
him; and he took
Joshua
and set
him before
Eleazar
the priest
and before
all
the congregation
.
Then he laid his hands
on him and acommissioned
him, just
as the LORD
had spoken
1through
Moses
.