The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers

Num 27:1 Then came the daughters of Ze-lo´phe-had, the son of He´-pher, the son of Gil´-e-ad, the son of Ma´-chir, the son of Ma-nas´-seh, of the families of Ma-nas´-seh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mah´-lah, Noah, and Hog´-lah, and Mil´-cah, and Tir´-zah.

Num 27:2 And they stood before Moses, and before E-le-a´-zar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

Num 27:3 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 Ko´-rah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.

Num 27:4 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.

Num 27:5 And Moses brought their cause before the Lord.

Num 27:6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Num 27:7 The daughters of Ze-lo´-phe-had 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.

Num 27:8 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.

Num 27:9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.

Num 27:10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.

Num 27:11 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.

Num 27:12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Ab´-a-rim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.

Num 27:13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

Num 27:14 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 Mer´-i-bah in Ka´-desh in the wilderness of Zin.

Num 27:15 And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,

Num 27:16 Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

Num 27:17 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.

Num 27:18 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;

Num 27:19 And set him before E-le-a´-zar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.

Num 27:20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.

Num 27:21 And he shall stand before Ele-a´-zar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of U´-rim 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.

Num 27:22 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before E-le-a´-zar the priest, and before all the congregation:

Num 27:23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.