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.
Parallel translations
- WEB Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father.”
- BSB Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons? Give us property among our father’s brothers.”
- NKJV Why should the name of our father be removed from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father’s brothers.”
- NASB Why should the name of our father be withdrawn from among his family simply because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s brothers.”
- NLT Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan just because he had no sons? Give us property along with the rest of our relatives.”
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Quick answer
They ask why their father's name should disappear and request a possession among his kinsmen.
Overview
The daughters plead that their father's inheritance, and thus his remembrance, be preserved by granting them land among his relatives. Their petition rests on the conviction that God's gift of inheritance ought not to lapse, anticipating the gospel hope that in Christ no believing heir's portion is ever lost.
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Cross-references · 4
- Josh 17:4And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
- Exod 32:11And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
- Ps 109:13Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
- Prov 13:9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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