Numbers 27:11

Numbers 27:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.
• New International Version (NIV)If his father had no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, that he may possess it. This is to have the force of law for the Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the relative closest to him in his family, and he shall possess it.’ ” And it shall be to the children of Israel a statute of judgment, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

Context of Numbers 27:11

9If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. 10If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. If his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his nearest relative in his own family, and he shall possess it; and it shall be a statutory ordinance to the sons of Israel, just as the Lord commanded Moses.’” 12Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up to this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel. 13When you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was;

Numbers 27:11 word by word

וְאִם־אֵ֣ין אַחִים֮ לְאָבִיו֒ וּנְתַתֶּ֣ם אֶת־נַחֲלָת֗וֹ לִשְׁאֵר֞וֹ הַקָּרֹ֥ב אֵלָ֛יו מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹ וְיָרַ֣שׁ אֹתָ֑הּ וְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜ה לִבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְחֻקַּ֣ת מִשְׁפָּ֔ט כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear

• Ifאִם'im · ifH518
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• hasאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• brothersאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• then you shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• his inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• to his nearestקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• relativeשְׁאֵרshe'êr · fleshH7607
• in his own familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• and he shall possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: possessH3423
• statutoryחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• ordinanceמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• to the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872

Cross-references for Numbers 27:11

• Numbers 33:47They journeyed from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
• Deuteronomy 3:27Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes to the west and north and south and east, and see it with your eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan.
• Deuteronomy 32:49“Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho, and look at the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel for a possession.
• Deuteronomy 34:1Now Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan,

Commentaries on Numbers 27:11

• 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 27:11

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

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Moses
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Charge
• Heir
• Mahlah
• Zelophehad
• Chronology of the New Testament

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