New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 27:1-7

1Thenthe daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zelophehadצְלָפְחָ֗דtze.la.fe.ChadH6765,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hepherחֵ֤פֶרChe.ferH2660,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gileadגִּלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Machirמָכִ֣ירma.KhirH4353,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,of the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,cameH7126nearH7126;and theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428arethe namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֔יוbe.no.TavH1323:Mahlahמַחְלָ֣הmach.LahH4244,Noahנֹעָ֔הno.'AhH5270and Hoglahוְחָגְלָ֥הve.cha.ge.LahH2295and Milcahוּמִלְכָּ֖הu.mil.KahH4435and Tirzahוְתִרְצָֽה׃ve.tir.TzahH8656.

2They stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֜דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872and beforeוְלִפְנֵי֙ve.lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440the leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִ֖םha.ne.si.'ImH5387and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the congregationהָעֵדָ֑הha.'e.DahH5712,at the doorwayפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of meetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Our fatherאָבִינוּ֮'a.vi.NuH1diedמֵ֣תmetH4191in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֒ba.mid.BarH4057,yet he was not amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the companyהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712of those who gatheredהַנּוֹעָדִ֛יםha.no.'a.DimH3259themselves together againstעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in the companyבַּעֲדַת־ba.'a.dat-H5712of Korahקֹ֑רַחKo.rachH7141;but he diedמֵ֔תMetH4191in his own sinבְחֶטְא֣וֹve.chet.'OH2399, andhe hadH1961noH3808sonsוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121.

4Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of our fatherאָבִ֙ינוּ֙'a.Vi.nuH1be withdrawnיִגָּרַ֤עyi.ga.Ra'H1639from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹmish.pach.ToH4940becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588he hadH369noH369sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121?Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414us a possessionאֲחֻזָּ֔ה'a.chu.ZahH272amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432our father’sאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1brothersאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251.”

5So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872broughtוַיַּקְרֵ֥בvai.yak.RevH7126their caseמִשְׁפָּטָ֖ןmish.pa.TanH4941beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

6Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7“The daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zelophehadצְלָפְחָד֮tze.la.fe.ChadH6765are rightH3653in theirstatementsדֹּבְרֹת֒doe.RotH1696.You shall surelyנָתֹ֨ןna.TonH5414giveתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414them a hereditaryנַחֲלָ֔הna.cha.LahH5159possessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432their father’sאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1brothersאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251,and you shall transferוְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֛ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ן'a.vi.HenH1to them.

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