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          DASV: Numbers 27    

1 Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son
of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, of the
families of Manasseh the son of Joseph came forward with a
request. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah,
Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.
2 They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the tribal
leaders and the whole congregation, at the entrance of the
Tent of Meeting, saying,
3 "Our father died in the wilderness, although he was not
among the company of those who gathered themselves together
against the LORD with the followers of Korah, but he died
for his own sin; and he had no sons.
4 Why should the name of our father vanish from among his
clan just because he had no son? Give us a possession among
our father's brothers."

5 So Moses brought their request before the LORD.
6 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
7 "The claim the daughters of Zelophehad are making is right.
You must certainly give them possession of an inheritance
among their father's brothers. You must pass their father's
inheritance on to them.
8 You must tell the Israelties, 'If a man dies and has no son,
then you must pass his inheritance on to his daughter.
9 If he has no daughter, then you are to give his inheritance
to his brothers.
10 If he has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance
to his father's brothers.
11 If his father has no brothers, then you are to give his
inheritance to his nearest relatives, and he will possess it.
This is a legal requirement for the Israelites just as the
LORD commanded Moses.'"

12 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Get up into this mountain in
the Abarim range, and look over the land that I have given
to the Israelites.
13 When you have seen it, you also will be gathered to your
people, as your brother Aaron was,
14 because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness
of Zin, when the congregation quarreled with me, you failed
to show my holiness before their eyes at the waters."
(These are the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness
of Zin.)

15 Then Moses spoke to the LORD, saying,
16 "May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh,
appoint a man over the congregation,
17 who may go out and come in before them, and who may
lead them out and bring them in so that the congregation
of the LORD will not be as sheep that have no shepherd."
18 Then the LORD replied to Moses, "Take Joshua the
son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your
hand on him.
19 Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before
the whole congregation and commission him in their sight.
20 Then give him some of your authority so that the
whole congregation of the Israelites may obey him.
21 Then he is to stand before Eleazar the priest,
who will seek counsel for him by the decision rendered
by the sacred Urim lot cast before the LORD. At his
word they will go out and at his word they will come in,
both Joshua and all the Israelites with him, even
the whole congregation."
22 Then Moses did as the LORD commanded him and he
took Joshua, and stood him before Eleazar the priest
and the whole congregation.
23 He laid his hands on him and commissioned him,
just as the LORD spoke through Moses.

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