Bemiḏbar (Numbers) 27

Num 27:1 Then came the daughters of Tselophḥaḏ, son of Ḥĕpher, son of
Gil‛aḏ, son of Maḵir, son of Menashsheh, from the clans of Menashsheh, son
of Yosĕph. And these were the names of his daughters: Maḥlah, No‛ah, and
Ḥoḡlah, and Milkah, and Tirtsah.
Num 27:2 And they stood before Mosheh, and before El‛azar the priest, and
before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the Tent of
Meeting, saying,
Num 27:3 “Our father died in the wilderness, yet he was not in the company
of those who were met together against יהוה, in company with Qoraḥ, but he
died in his own sin. And he had no sons.
Num 27:4 “Why should the name of our father be removed from among his
clan because he had no son? Give us a possession among the brothers of our
father.”
Num 27:5 Mosheh then brought their case before יהוה.
Num 27:6 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,
Num 27:7 “The daughters of Tselophḥaḏ speak what is right. You should
certainly give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers,
and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
Num 27:8 “And speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, saying, ‘When a man dies
and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
Num 27:9 ‘And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to
his brothers.
Num 27:10 ‘And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to
his father’s brothers.
Num 27:11 ‘And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his
inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, and he shall possess it.’ ” And
it shall be to the children of Yisra’ĕl a law of right-ruling, as יהוה
commanded Mosheh.
Num 27:12 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Go up into this Mount Aḇarim, and
see the land which I have given to the children of Yisra’ĕl.
Num 27:13 “And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your
people as Aharon your brother was gathered,
Num 27:14 because you rebelled against My mouth in the Wilderness of
Tsin, in the strife of the congregation, to set Me apart at the waters before
their eyes.” These were the waters of Meriḇah, at Qaḏĕsh in the Wilderness
of Tsin.
Num 27:15 And Mosheh spoke to יהוה, saying,
Num 27:16 “Let יהוה, the Elohim of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man
over the congregation,
Num 27:17 who goes out before them and comes in before them, who leads
them out and brings them in, so that the congregation of יהוה be not like sheep
without a shepherd.”
Num 27:18 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Take Yehoshua son of Nun with you, a
man in whom is the Spirit. And you shall lay your hand on him,
Num 27:19 and shall set him before El‛azar the priest and before all the
congregation, and give him charge before their eyes,
Num 27:20 and shall put some of your esteem upon him, so that all the
congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl obey him.
Num 27:21 “And he is to stand before El‛azar the priest, who shall inquire
before יהוה for him by the right-ruling of the Urim. At his word they go out,
and at his word they come in, both he and all the children of Yisra’ĕl with
him, all the congregation.”
Num 27:22 And Mosheh did as יהוה commanded him, and took Yehoshua and
set him before El‛azar the priest and before all the congregation,
Num 27:23 and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as יהוה
commanded by the hand of Mosheh.