“The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
Parallel translations
- WEB “The daughters of Zelophehad speak right. You shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers. You shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV “The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
- NASB “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.
- NLT “The claim of the daughters of Zelophehad is legitimate. You must give them a grant of land along with their father’s relatives. Assign them the property that would have been given to their father.
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Quick answer
God declares the daughters' plea right and grants them their father's inheritance.
Overview
Yahweh vindicates the daughters, commanding that they receive a possession among their father's brothers so his line endures. This ruling affirms the dignity and rights of women within God's law and shows a God who hears the cry of the powerless, a justice fully embodied in Christ, who secures an inheritance for all His own.
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Cross-references · 5
- Jer 49:11Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”
- Gal 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Josh 17:4They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.
- Num 36:1–2Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families and addressed them,
- Ps 68:5A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
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