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Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And Moses brought their cause before Jehovah.</p> <p class="hdg">The Law of Inheritances</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The daughters of Zelophehad 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>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 and ordinance, as Jehovah commanded Moses.</p> <a name="12" id="12"></a><p class="hdg">Moses Asks for a Successor<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../deuteronomy/3.htm#23">Deuteronomy 3:23-29</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And Jehovah said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mountain of Abarim, and behold the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered; <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>because ye rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And Moses spake unto Jehovah, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of Jehovah be not as sheep which have no shepherd.</p> <a name="18" id="18"></a><p class="hdg">Joshua to Succeed Moses<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../deuteronomy/31.htm#7">Deuteronomy 31:7-8</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And Jehovah said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay thy hand upon him; <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And thou shalt put of thine honor upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before Jehovah: 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/27-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as Jehovah spake by Moses.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">American Standard Version, 1901<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../numbers/26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../numbers/28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/numbers/27-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>