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.
• 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

8“And give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If a man dies and has no son, then give his inheritance to his daughters. 9And if he has no daughter either, transfer his inheritance to his brothers. If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. 11But if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan. This is a legal requirement for the people of Israel, just as the Lord commanded Moses.” 12One day the Lord said to Moses, “Climb one of the mountains east of the river, and look out over the land I have given the people of Israel.

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 25:25If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell some family land, then a close relative should buy it back for him.
• Ruth 4:3And Boaz said to the family redeemer, “You know Naomi, who came back from Moab. She is selling the land that belonged to our relative Elimelech.
• Jeremiah 32:8Then, just as the Lord had said he would, my cousin Hanamel came and visited me in the prison. He said, “Please buy my field at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else, so buy it for yourself.” Then I knew that the message I had heard was from the Lord.
• Numbers 35:29These are legal requirements for you to observe from generation to generation, wherever you may live.
• 1 Samuel 30:25From then on David made this a decree and regulation for Israel, and it is still followed today.

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

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• Charge
• Heir
• Mahlah
• Zelophehad
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Genealogy
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• 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