New English Translation
Numbers 27:10
10and if he has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his father’s brothers;
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
8And you must tell the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter; 9and if he has no daughter, then you are to give his inheritance to his brothers; and if he has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his father’s brothers; 11and if his father has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his relative nearest to him from his family, and he will possess it. This will be for the Israelites a legal requirement, as the Lord commanded Moses.’” 12Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range, and see the land I have given to the Israelites.
Read all of Numbers 27Numbers 27:10 word by word
וְאִם־אֵ֥ין ל֖וֹ אַחִ֑ים וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם אֶת־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לַאֲחֵ֥י אָבִֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 27:10
- Leviticus 25:25“‘If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his near redeemer is to come to you and redeem what his brother sold.
- Ruth 4:3Then Boaz said to the guardian, “Naomi, who has returned from the region of Moab, is selling the portion of land that belongs to our relative Elimelech.
- Jeremiah 32:8Now it happened just as the Lord had said! My cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guardhouse. He said to me, ‘Buy my field which is at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy it for yourself since you are entitled as my closest relative to take possession of it for yourself.’ When this happened, I recognized that the Lord had indeed spoken to me.
- Numbers 35:29So these things must be a statutory ordinance for you throughout your generations, in all the places where you live.
- 1 Samuel 30:25From that time onward it was a binding ordinance for Israel, right up to the present time.
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
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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
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