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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

Context of Numbers 27:10

8“Say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, give 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 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.’ ” 12Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain in the Abarim Range and see the land 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 25:25“ ‘If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative is to come and redeem what they have sold.
• Ruth 4:3Then he said to the guardian-redeemer, “Naomi, who has come back from Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our relative Elimelek.
• Jeremiah 32:8“Then, just as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and said, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. Since it is your right to redeem it and possess it, buy it for yourself.’ “I knew that this was the word of the Lord;
• Numbers 35:29“ ‘This is to have the force of law for you throughout the generations to come, wherever you live.
• 1 Samuel 30:25David made this a statute and ordinance for Israel from that day to this.

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

In the dictionaries

• Charge
• Heir
• Mahlah
• Zelophehad
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Genealogy
• Hittites
• Hoglah
• Inheritance
• Numbers, Book of

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