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Numbers 27:6
6And the Lord replied to Moses,
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Context of Numbers 27:6
4Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan just because he had no sons? Give us property along with the rest of our relatives.” 5So Moses brought their case before the Lord. And the Lord replied to Moses, 7“The claim of the daughters of Zelophehad is legitimate. You must give them a grant of land along with their father’s relatives. Assign them the property that would have been given to their father. 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.
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 27:6
- Numbers 36:1Then the heads of the clans of Gilead—descendants of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph—came to Moses and the family leaders of Israel with a petition.
- Psalms 68:5Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
- Jeremiah 49:11But I will protect the orphans who remain among you. Your widows, too, can depend on me for help.”
- Galatians 3:28There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Commentaries on Numbers 27:6
- 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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