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Numbers 27:4

Justice

2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

3 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.

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.

5 And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.

6 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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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

    And 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.

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  • Psalms 109:13

    Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

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  • Exodus 32:11

    And 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?

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  • Proverbs 13:9

    The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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