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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
• New Living Translation (NLT)If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

Context of Numbers 27:10

8And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, 'If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter. 9And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers. 11And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the people of Israel a statute and rule, as the Lord commanded Moses.'" 12The Lord said to Moses, "Go up into this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel.

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 25:25"If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come and redeem what his brother has sold.
• Ruth 4:3Then he said to the redeemer, "Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that belonged to our relative Elimelech.
• Jeremiah 32:8Then Hanamel my cousin came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the Lord, and said to me, 'Buy my field that is at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
• Numbers 35:29And these things shall be for a statute and rule for you throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.
• 1 Samuel 30:25And he made it a statute and a rule for Israel from that day forward to this 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
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• Chronology of the New Testament
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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