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Numbers 27:4

Justice

2 the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said,

3 “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.

Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons? Give us property among our father’s brothers.”

5 So Moses brought their case before the LORD,

6 and the LORD answered him,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.”
KJV
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.
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.”
ASV
Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.
DARBY
Why should the name of our father be taken away from his family, because he has no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.
BLB
Why should the name of our father be removed from the midst of his family, because he had no son? Give us a possession in the midst of the brothers of our father.”
ÅB
Hvorfor skal vår fars navn gå ut av hans slekt, fordi om han ingen sønn hadde? Gi oss eiendom blant vår fars brødre!
OTB
Hvorfor skal vår fars navn forsvinne fra hans familie fordi han ikke hadde noen sønn? Gi oss eiendom blant vår fars slektninger."
B1930
Hvorfor skal vår fars navn gå ut av hans ætt, fordi om han ingen sønn hadde? Gi oss eiendom blandt vår fars brødre!

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Cross references

  • Joshua 17:4

    They 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.

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  • Psalms 109:13

    May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.

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  • Exodus 32:11

    But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?

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  • Proverbs 13:9

    The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

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