Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:
Parallel translations
- WEB The daughters of Zelophehad did as Yahweh commanded Moses:
- BSB So the daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- NKJV Just as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad;
- NASB Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did:
- NLT The daughters of Zelophehad did as the Lord commanded Moses.
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Quick answer
Zelophehad's daughters obeyed exactly what Yahweh commanded Moses. Their obedience models faithful submission to God's word.
Overview
The daughters of Zelophehad carry out God's command precisely, marrying within their tribe as instructed. Their ready obedience stands as a quiet example of faith expressed in submission to God's revealed will. The narrative commends those who, even in personal matters like marriage, order their lives by God's word rather than mere preference.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Exod 39:42–43According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.
- Lev 24:23And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
- 2 Chr 30:12Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
- Matt 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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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.
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