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"Corresponding to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller groups."

For the LORD had said of them, "They shall certainly die in the wilderness." And not a man was left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.

"The daughters of Zelophehad are right about their statements. You shall certainly give them hereditary property among their father's brothers, and you shall transfer the inheritance of their father to them.

"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.

'And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.

'If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

'And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his nearest relative in his own family, and he shall take possession of it; and it shall be a statutory ordinance to the sons of Israel, just as the LORD has commanded Moses.'"

"And you shall put some of your authority on him, so that all the congregation of the sons of Israel will obey him.

"Moreover, he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD. At his command they shall go out, and at his command they shall come in, both he and all the sons of Israel with him, all the congregation."

"Command the sons of Israel and say to them, 'You shall be careful to present to Me My offering, My food for My offerings by fire, of a soothing aroma to Me, at their appointed time.'

"And you shall say to them, 'This is the offering by fire which you shall offer to the LORD: two male lambs one year old without defect as a continual burnt offering every day.

'You shall offer the one lamb in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight;

'Then the drink offering with it shall be a fourth of a hin for each lamb; in the Holy Place pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the LORD.

'The other lamb you shall offer at twilight; as the grain offering of the morning and as its drink offering, you shall offer it, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.

'Then at the beginning of each of your months you shall present a burnt offering to the LORD: two bulls and one ram, seven male lambs one year old without defect;

'Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull and a third of a hin for the ram and a fourth of a hin for a lamb; this is the burnt offering of each month throughout the months of the year.

'And one male goat as a sin offering to the LORD; it shall be offered with its drink offering in addition to the continual burnt offering.

'The LORD'S Passover shall be on the fourteenth day of the first month.

'On the fifteenth day of this month there shall be a feast; unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days.

'On the first day there shall be a holy assembly; you shall do no laborious work.