Numbers 27

1 The daughters of Zelophehad came to present their case. Their father Zelophehad was the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, and was from the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They came

Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the sonne of Hepher, the sonne of Gilead, the sonne of Machir, the sonne of Manasseh, of the familie of Manasseh, the sonne of Ioseph (and the names of his daughters were these, Mahlah, Noah and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah)

2 and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and all the Israelites at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. They said,

And stoode before Moses, and before Eleazar the Priest, and before the Princes, and all the assemblie, at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, saying,

3 “Our father died in the desert, but he wasn't one of Korah's followers who joined together to rebel against the Lord. No, he died from his own sins, and he didn't have any sons.

Our father dyed in the wildernes, and he was not among the assemblie of them that were assembled against the Lord in the companie of Korah, but died in his sinne, and had no sonnes.

4 Why should our family name be lost simply because he didn't have a son? Give us land to own alongside our uncles.”

Wherefore should the name of our father be taken away from among his familie, because he hath no sonne? giue vs a possession among the brethren of our father.

5 Moses took their case before the Lord.

Then Moses brought their cause before the Lord.

6 The Lord gave him this answer,

And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

7 “What the daughters of Zelophehad are saying is right. You really must give them land to own alongside their uncles—give to them what would have been allocated to their father.

The daughters of Zelophehad speake right: thou shalt giue them a possession to inherite among their fathers brethren, and shalt turne the inheritance of their father vnto them.

8 In addition, tell the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and doesn't have a no son, give his property to his daughter.

Also thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die and haue no sonne, then ye shall turne his inheritaunce vnto his daughter.

9 If he doesn't have a daughter, give his property to his brothers.

And if he haue no daughter, ye shall giue his inheritance vnto his brethren.

10 If he doesn't have brothers, give his property to his father's brothers.

And if he haue no brethren, ye shall giue his inheritance vnto his fathers brethren.

11 If his father doesn't have brothers, give his property his family's next of kin so that they can own it. This is a legal regulation for the Israelites, given as an order by the Lord to Moses.’”

And if his father haue no brethren, ye shall giue his inheritance vnto his next kinsman of his familie, and he shall possesse it: and this shall be vnto the children of Israel a law of iudgement, as the Lord hath commanded Moses.

12 The Lord told Moses, “Go up into the Abarim mountains so you can see the land that I have given the Israelites.

Againe the Lord said vnto Moses, Go vp into this mount of Abarim, and behold ye lande which I haue giuen vnto the children of Israel.

13 After you have seen it, you will also join your forefathers in death, just as your brother Aaron did,

And when thou hast seene it, thou shalt be gathered vnto thy people also, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

14 because when the Israelites complained in the Desert of Zin, you both rebelled against my instructions to show my holiness before them in regard to providing water.” (These were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)

For ye were disobedient vnto my worde in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the assemblie, to sanctifie me in the waters before their eyes. That is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wildernesse of Zin.

15 Then Moses pleaded with the Lord,

Then Moses spake vnto the Lord, saying,

16 “May the Lord, the God who gives life to all living beings, choose a man to lead the Israelites

Let the Lord God of the spirits of all flesh appoint a man ouer the Congregation,

17 who will tell them what to do and show them where to go, so that the people of the Lord won't be like sheep without a shepherd.”

Who may goe out and in before them, and leade them out and in, that the Congregation of the Lord be not as sheepe, which haue not a shepheard.

18 The Lord told Moses, “Call for Joshua, son of Nun, a man who has the Spirit in him, and place your hands on him.

And the Lord said vnto Moses, Take thee Ioshua the sonne of Nun, in whom is the Spirite, and put thine handes vpon him,

19 Make him stand in front of Eleazar the priest and all the Israelites, and dedicate him while they watch.

And set him before Eleazar the Priest, and before all the Congregation, and giue him a charge in their sight.

20 Hand over some of your authority to him so that all the Israelites will obey him.

And giue him of thy glory, that all the Congregation of ye children of Israel may obey.

21 When he needs instructions he is to go before Eleazar the priest who will ask the Lord on his behalf and find out the decision using the Urim. Joshua will give orders to all the Israelites concerning everything they are to do.”

And he shall stande before Eleazar the Priest, who shall aske counsell for him by the iudgement of Vrim before the Lord: at his worde they shall goe out, and at his worde they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him and all the Congregation.

22 Moses followed the Lord's instructions. He had Joshua come and stand in front of Eleazar the priest and all the Israelites.

So Moses did as the Lord had commanded him, and he tooke Ioshua, and set him before Eleazar the Priest, and before all the Congregation.

23 Moses placed his hands on Joshua and dedicated him, just as the Lord had told him to do.

Then he put his handes vpon him, and gaue him a charge, as the Lord had spoken by the hand of Moses.