Numbers 27:9

Numbers 27:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And if he has no daughter either, transfer his inheritance to his brothers.

Context of Numbers 27:9

7“What Zelophehad’s daughters are saying is right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s relatives and give their father’s inheritance to them. 8“Say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, give his inheritance to his daughter. If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. 10If 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.’ ”

Numbers 27:9 word by word

וְאִם־אֵ֥ין ל֖וֹ בַּ֑ת וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם אֶת־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְאֶחָיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if he have no daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• then ye shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• his inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• unto his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251

Commentaries on Numbers 27:9

• 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 27:9

• 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