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

8Tell the Israelites: When a man dies without having a son, 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. 11If his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative of his clan, and he will take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites as the Lord 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if he have no brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• then ye shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• his inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• unto his father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for Numbers 27:10

• Leviticus 25:25If your brother becomes destitute and sells part of his property, his nearest relative may come and redeem what his brother has sold.
• Ruth 4:3He said to the redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the territory of Moab, is selling the portion of the field that belonged to our brother Elimelech.
• Jeremiah 32:8“Then, as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel came to the guard’s courtyard 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 35:29These instructions will be a statutory ordinance for you throughout your generations wherever you live.
• 1 Samuel 30:25And it has been so from that day forward. David established this policy as a law and an ordinance for Israel and it still continues today.

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
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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