Numbers 27:8
6 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
7 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.
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
- KJV
- And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
- WEB
- You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
- ASV
- And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
- DARBY
- And unto the children of Israel shalt thou speak, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
- BLB
- And you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and does not have a son unto him, then you⁺ shall cause his inheritance to pass over to his daughter.
- ÅB
- Og til Israels barn skal du tale slik: Når en mann dør, og han ingen sønn har, da skal dere la hans arv gå over til hans datter.
- OTB
- Tal til israelittene og si: ‘Hvis en mann dør og ikke har noen sønn, skal dere overføre hans arv til hans datter.
- B1930
- Og til Israels barn skal du tale således: Når en mann dør, og han ingen sønn har, da skal I la hans arv gå over til hans datter.