Numbers 27:10

Numbers 27:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.
• New International Version (NIV)If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

Context of Numbers 27:10

8Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter. 9If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. 11And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’” 12Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.

Numbers 27:10 word by word

וְאִם־אֵ֥ין ל֖וֹ אַחִ֑ים וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם אֶת־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לַאֲחֵ֥י אָבִֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• Ifאִם'im · ifH518
• he has noאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• brothersאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• his inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• to his father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for Numbers 27:10

• Leviticus 25:25If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.
• Ruth 4:3And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.
• Jeremiah 32:8Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
• Numbers 35:29This will be a statutory ordinance for you for the generations to come, wherever you live.
• 1 Samuel 30:25And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day.

Commentaries on Numbers 27:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-11Moses brought their case before the Lord. The Lord accepted the women’s request. God then established their case as a general rule. This new rule helped preserve property within families when there were no sons to inherit it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-113. Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not ... in the company of ... Korah--This declaration might be necessary because his death might have occurred about the time of that rebellion; and especially because, as the children of these conspirators were involved along with their fathers in the awful punishment, their plea appeared the more proper and forcible that their father did not die for any cause that doomed his family to lose their lives or…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 27:10

• Daughter
• Heir
• Inheritance
• Israel
• Land
• Legislation
• Property
• Tirzah
• Women
• Zelophehad

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• Charge
• Heir
• Mahlah
• Zelophehad
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Genealogy
• Hittites
• Hoglah
• Inheritance
• Numbers, Book of

Commentaries on Numbers 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings