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Numbers 27:6

WEBKJVBSBESVNKJVNASBNLT
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 27:6 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
  • BSB and the LORD answered him,
  • NKJV And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
  • NASB Then the Lord said to Moses,
  • NLT And the Lord replied to Moses,

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Quick answer

Yahweh answers Moses, giving the divine ruling on the daughters' petition.

Overview

God Himself responds to the case, underscoring that what follows is not human policy but heavenly law. That the Lord speaks directly on behalf of five fatherless women reveals His attentive care for the vulnerable and His commitment to just provision among His people.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Gal 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
  • Ps 68:5–6A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (10)
DAUGHTERINHERITANCELANDLEGISLATIONMAHLAHMILCAHNOAHPROPERTYTIRZAHZELOPHEHAD

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on NumbersMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.

How Numbers 27:6 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And the LORDיְהֹוָהspakeאָמַרunto Mosesמֹשֶׁהsayingאָמַר
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