Numbers 27

1 and to present: come daughter Zelophehad son: child Hepher son: child Gilead son: child Machir son: child Manasseh to/for family Manasseh son: child Joseph and these name daughter his Mahlah Noah and Hoglah and Milcah and Tirzah

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

2 and to stand: stand to/for face: before Moses and to/for face: before Eleazar [the] priest and to/for face: before [the] leader and all [the] congregation entrance tent meeting to/for to say

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

3 father our to die in/on/with wilderness and he/she/it not to be in/on/with midst [the] congregation [the] to appoint upon LORD in/on/with congregation Korah for in/on/with sin his to die and son: child not to be to/for him

“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.

4 to/for what? to dimish name father our from midst family his for nothing to/for him son: child to give: give [emph?] to/for us possession in/on/with midst brother: male-sibling father our

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

5 and to present: bring Moses [obj] justice their to/for face: before LORD

Moses took their case before the Lord.

6 and to say LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

The Lord gave him this answer,

7 right daughter Zelophehad to speak: speak to give: give to give: give to/for them possession inheritance in/on/with midst brother: male-sibling father their and to pass [obj] inheritance father their to/for them

“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.

8 and to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel to speak: speak to/for to say man for to die and son: child nothing to/for him and to pass [obj] inheritance his to/for daughter his

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

9 and if nothing to/for him daughter and to give: give [obj] inheritance his to/for brother: male-sibling his

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

10 and if nothing to/for him brother: male-sibling and to give: give [obj] inheritance his to/for brother: male-sibling father his

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

11 and if nothing brother: male-sibling to/for father his and to give: give [obj] inheritance his to/for flesh his [the] near to(wards) him from family his and to possess: possess [obj] her and to be to/for son: descendant/people Israel to/for statute justice: judgement like/as as which to command LORD [obj] Moses

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.’”

12 and to say LORD to(wards) Moses to ascend: rise to(wards) mountain: mount [the] Abarim [the] this and to see: see [obj] [the] land: country/planet which to give: give to/for son: descendant/people Israel

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

13 and to see: see [obj] her and to gather to(wards) kinsman your also you(m. s.) like/as as which to gather Aaron brother: male-sibling your

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

14 like/as as which to rebel lip: word my in/on/with wilderness Zin in/on/with provocation [the] congregation to/for to consecrate: consecate me in/on/with water to/for eye their they(masc.) water Meribah Kadesh wilderness Zin

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.)

15 and to speak: speak Moses to(wards) LORD to/for to say

Then Moses pleaded with the Lord,

16 to reckon: overseer LORD God [the] spirit to/for all flesh man upon [the] congregation

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

17 which to come out: come to/for face: before their and which to come (in): come to/for face: before their and which to come out: send them and which to come (in): bring them and not to be congregation LORD like/as flock which nothing to/for them to pasture

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.”

18 and to say LORD to(wards) Moses to take: take to/for you [obj] Joshua son: child Nun man which spirit in/on/with him and to support [obj] hand: power your upon him

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

19 and to stand: stand [obj] him to/for face: before Eleazar [the] priest and to/for face: before all [the] congregation and to command [obj] him to/for eye: seeing their

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

20 and to give: put from splendor your upon him because to hear: obey all congregation son: descendant/people Israel

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

21 and to/for face: before Eleazar [the] priest to stand: stand and to ask to/for him in/on/with justice: judgement [the] Urim to/for face: before LORD upon lip: word his to come out: come and upon lip: word his to come (in): come he/she/it and all son: descendant/people Israel with him and all [the] congregation

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.”

22 and to make: do Moses like/as as which to command LORD [obj] him and to take: take [obj] Joshua and to stand: stand him to/for face: before Eleazar [the] priest and to/for face: before all [the] congregation

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

23 and to support [obj] hand his upon him and to command him like/as as which to speak: speak LORD in/on/with hand: by Moses

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