27:1 Then drew near the daughters of Zeloph'ehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manas'seh, from the families of Manas'seh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
27:1 Then the daughters of Zelophehad came forward. Zelophehad was son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh son of Joseph, a member of the Manassite clans. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

27:2 And they stood before Moses, and before Elea'zar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying,
27:2 They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and they said,

27:3 "Our father died in the wilderness; he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin; and he had no sons.
27:3 "Our father died in the wilderness; he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin; and he had no sons.

27:4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brethren."
27:4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brothers."

27:5 Moses brought their case before the LORD.
27:5 Moses brought their case before the LORD.

27:6 And the LORD said to Moses,
27:6 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

27:7 "The daughters of Zeloph'ehad are right; you shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
27:7 The daughters of Zelophehad are right in what they are saying; you shall indeed let them possess an inheritance among their father's brothers and pass the inheritance of their father on to them.

27:8 And you shall say to the people of Israel, `If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
27:8 You shall also say to the Israelites, "If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall pass his inheritance on to his daughter.

27:9 And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.
27:9 If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.

27:10 And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.
27:10 If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

27:11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it. And it shall be to the people of Israel a statute and ordinance, as the LORD commanded Moses.'"
27:11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. It shall be for the Israelites a statute and ordinance, as the LORD commanded Moses."

27:12 The LORD said to Moses, "Go up into this mountain of Ab'arim, and see the land which I have given to the people of Israel.
27:12 The LORD said to Moses, "Go up this mountain of the Abarim range, and see the land that I have given to the Israelites.

27:13 And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was gathered,
27:13 When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,

27:14 because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin during the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes." (These are the waters of Mer'ibah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
27:14 because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled with me. You did not show my holiness before their eyes at the waters." (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)

27:15 Moses said to the LORD,
27:15 Moses spoke to the LORD, saying,

27:16 "Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
27:16 "Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint someone over the congregation

27:17 who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD may not be as sheep which have no shepherd."
27:17 who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD may not be like sheep without a shepherd."

27:18 And the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand upon him;
27:18 So the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand upon him;

27:19 cause him to stand before Elea'zar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall commission him in their sight.
27:19 have him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and commission him in their sight.

27:20 You shall invest him with some of your authority, that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey.
27:20 You shall give him some of your authority, so that all the congregation of the Israelites may obey.

27:21 And he shall stand before Elea'zar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD; at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation."
27:21 But he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the decision of the Urim before the LORD; at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the Israelites with him, the whole congregation."

27:22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; he took Joshua and caused him to stand before Elea'zar the priest and the whole congregation,
27:22 So Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua and had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation;

27:23 and he laid his hands upon him, and commissioned him as the LORD directed through Moses.
27:23 he laid his hands on him and commissioned him--as the LORD had directed through Moses.