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
.
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
,
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
.
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
.
And Moses brought
their cause
before
the LORD
.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, saying
,
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.
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
.
And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give
his inheritance
unto his brethren
.
And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give
his inheritance
unto his father's
brethren
.
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
.
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
.
And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered
unto thy people
, as Aaron
thy brother
was gathered
.
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
.
And Moses spake
unto the LORD
, saying
,
Let the LORD, the God
of the spirits
of all flesh
, set
a man
over the congregation
,
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
.
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;
And set him before
Eleazar
the priest
, and before
all the congregation
; and give him a charge
in their sight
.
And thou shalt put some of thine honour
upon him, that all the congregation
of the children
of Israel
may be obedient
.
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
.
And Moses did
as the LORD
commanded
him: and he took
Joshua
, and set
him before
Eleazar
the priest
, and before
all the congregation
:
And he laid his hands
upon him, and gave him a charge
, as the LORD
commanded
by the hand
of Moses
.