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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Numbers 27:8

And thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and haue no sonne, then yee shall cause his inheritance to passe vnto his daughter.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Daughter;   Heir;   Inheritance;   Israel;   Land;   Legislation;   Property;   Tirzah;   Women;   Zelophehad;   Thompson Chain Reference - Business Life;   Heirs;   Inheritance;   Land;   Laws of Inheritance;   Real Estate;   Woman;   Women;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Children;   Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Theocracy, the, or Immediate Government by God;   Woman;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Children;   Inheritance;   Zelophehad;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Inheritance;   Moses;   Women;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Inheritance;   Widow;   Woman;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Heir;   Mahlah;   Zelophehad;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Heir;   Jecamiah;   Mahlah;   Nedabiah;   Shealtiel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ancestors;   Economic Life;   Father's House;   Inheritance;   Mahlah;   Milcah;   Noah;   Nuzi;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Inheritance;   Numbers, Book of;   Zin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Heir Heritage Inheritance;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Children;   Heir;   Law of Moses;   Mah'lah;   Zelo'phehad;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;   Testament;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Brother's Wife;   Genealogy;   Heir;   Hoglah;   Inheritance;   Relationships, Family;   Woman;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Agnates;   Baba Batra;   Bastard;   Bequest;   Commandments, the 613;   Family and Family Life;   Imma Shalom;   Inheritance;   Manasseh;   Priestly Code;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You shall speak to the children of Yisra'el, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
And you must speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
English Standard Version
And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
New Century Version
"Tell the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then everything he owned should go to his daughter.
New English Translation
And you must tell the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter;
Amplified Bible
"Further, you shall say to the Israelites, 'If a man dies and has no son, you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
New American Standard Bible
"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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
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.
Legacy Standard Bible
Further, you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall have his inheritance pass on to his daughter.
Contemporary English Version
Tell the Israelites that when a man dies without a son, his daughter will inherit his land.
Complete Jewish Bible
Moreover, say to the people of Isra'el, ‘If a man dies and does not have a son, you are to have his inheritance pass to his daughter.
Darby Translation
And unto the children of Israel shalt thou speak, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
Easy-to-Read Version
"So tell the Israelites, ‘If a man has no son, when he dies everything he owns will be given to his daughter.
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall say to the children of Israel, If a man dies and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
Good News Translation
Tell the people of Israel that whenever a man dies without leaving a son, his daughter is to inherit his property.
Christian Standard Bible®
Tell the Israelites: When a man dies without having a son, transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
Literal Translation
And you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, When a man dies, and has no son, then you shall pass on his inheritance to his daughter.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And saye vnto the childre of Israel: Whan a ma dyeth & hath no sonne, ye shall turne his enheritaunce vnto his doughter.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And say to the children of Israel, If a man has no son at the time of his death, let his heritage go to his daughter.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And thou shalt speake vnto the chyldren of Israel, saying: If a man dye and haue no sonne, ye shall turne his inheritaunce vnto his daughter.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
If a man die, and have no son, ye shall assign his inheritance to his daughter.
English Revised Version
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.
Berean Standard Bible
Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, 'If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whanne a man is deed with out sone, the eritage schal go to his douyter;
Young's Literal Translation
`And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When a man dieth, and hath no son, then ye have caused his inheritance to pass over to his daughter;
Update Bible Version
And you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a man shall die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
World English Bible
You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
New King James Version
And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: "If a man dies and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
New Living Translation
"And give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If a man dies and has no son, then give his inheritance to his daughters.
New Life Bible
And say to the people of Israel, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then give what belongs to him to his daughter.
New Revised Standard
You shall also say to the Israelites, "If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall pass his inheritance on to his daughter.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And unto the sons of Israel, shalt thou speak, saying, - When, any man, shall die, having no son, then shall ye cause his inheritance to pass over to his daughter.
Douay-Rheims Bible
When a man dieth without a son, his inheritance shall pass to his daughter.
Revised Standard Version
And you shall say to the people of Israel, 'If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
THE MESSAGE
"Then tell the People of Israel, If a man dies and leaves no son, give his inheritance to his daughter. If he has no daughter, give it to his brothers. If he has no brothers, give it to his father's brothers. If his father had no brothers, give it to the nearest relative so that the inheritance stays in the family. This is the standard procedure for the People of Israel, as commanded by God through Moses."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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.

Contextual Overview

1 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the sonne of Hepher, the sonne of Gilead, the sonne of Machir, the sonne of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh, the sonne of Ioseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the Priest, and before the Princes, and all the Congregation, by the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, saying, 3 Our father died in the wildernesse, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselues together against the Lord in the company of Korah: but died in his owne sinne, and had no sonnes. 4 Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no sonne? Giue vnto vs therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. 5 And Moses brought their cause before the Lord. 6 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, 7 The daughters of Zelophehad speake right: thou shalt surely giue them a possession of an inheritance among their fathers brethren, and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to passe vnto them. 8 And thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and haue no sonne, then yee shall cause his inheritance to passe vnto his daughter. 9 And if he haue no daughter, then yee shall giue his inheritance vnto his brethren. 10 And if he haue no brethren, then yee shall giue his inheritance vnto his fathers brethren.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 2:34 - no sons

Cross-References

Genesis 25:23
And the LORD said vnto her, Two nations are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shall be separated from thy bowels: and the one people shalbe stronger then the other people: and the elder shall serue the yonger.
Genesis 27:13
And his mother said vnto him, Upon me be thy curse, my sonne: onely obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
Genesis 27:43
Now therefore my sonne, obey my voice: and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother, to Haran.
Acts 4:19
But Peter and Iohn answered, and said vnto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to hearken vnto you more then vnto God, iudge ye.
Acts 5:29
Then Peter, and the other Apostles answered, and saide, Wee ought to obey God rather then men.
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel,.... The above affair occasioned a law to be made, in which all the people would have a concern, among whom such cases should happen, as after related:

saying, if a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter; as in the above case of the daughters of Zelophehad; what was determined as to their particular case was made into a general law.


 
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