Numbers 27
New King James Version
Inheritance Laws
27 Then came the daughters of (A)Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting, saying: 3 “Our father (B)died in the wilderness; but he was not in the company of those who gathered together against the Lord, (C)in company with Korah, but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be (D)removed[a] from among his family because he had no son? (E)Give us a [b]possession among our father’s brothers.”
5 So Moses (F)brought their case before the Lord.
6 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 7 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; (G)you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them. 8 And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter. 9 If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. 10 If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. 11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the relative closest to him in his family, and he shall possess it.’ ” And it shall be to the children of Israel (H)a statute of judgment, just as the Lord commanded Moses.
Joshua the Next Leader of Israel(I)
12 Now the Lord said to Moses: (J)“Go up into this Mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel. 13 And when you have seen it, you also (K)shall [c]be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered. 14 For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you (L)rebelled against My command to hallow Me at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the (M)waters of Meribah, at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.)
15 Then Moses spoke to the Lord, saying: 16 “Let the Lord, (N)the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17 (O)who may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be (P)like sheep which have no shepherd.”
18 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man (Q)in whom is the Spirit, and (R)lay your hand on him; 19 set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and (S)inaugurate[d] him in their sight. 20 And (T)you shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel (U)may be obedient. 21 (V)He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him (W)by the judgment of the Urim. (X)At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.”
22 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. 23 And he laid his hands on him (Y)and [e]inaugurated him, just as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
Footnotes
- Numbers 27:4 withdrawn
- Numbers 27:4 inheritance
- Numbers 27:13 Die and join your ancestors
- Numbers 27:19 commission
- Numbers 27:23 commissioned
Numbers 27
King James Version
27 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
3 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.
4 Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.
5 And Moses brought their cause before the Lord.
6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.
8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren.
11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.
12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
14 For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
15 And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,
16 Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
18 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
22 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
Números 27
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Las hijas de Zelofejad
27 Había un hombre llamado Zelofejad hijo de Héfer, nieto de Galaad, y bisnieto de Maquir, de la tribu de Manasés hijo de José. Zelofejad tenía cinco hijas llamadas Majlá, Noa, Joglá, Milca y Tirsá.
2 Un día se presentaron en el santuario para hacerle una petición a Moisés, a Eleazar el sacerdote y a los dirigentes tribales que estaban allí.
3 ―Nuestro padre murió en el desierto —dijeron—, y no fue de los que murieron en la rebelión de Coré contra el Señor. Murió de muerte natural, sin dejar hijos varones. 4 ¿Por qué ha de desaparecer el nombre de nuestro padre por el hecho de no haber tenido ningún hijo? Creemos que debiéramos tener una propiedad al igual que los descendientes de los hermanos de nuestro padre.
5 Moisés presentó este caso delante del Señor, 6-7 y el Señor le respondió:
―Las hijas de Zelofejad tienen razón: Dales una heredad junto a sus tíos. Dales la propiedad que hubiera correspondido al padre de ellas si hubiera vivido. 8 Que esta sea ley entre ustedes. Si un hombre muere y no tiene hijos, la herencia pasará a sus hijas. 9 Y si no tiene ninguna hija, pertenecerá a sus hermanos. 10 Si no tiene hermanos, pasará a sus tíos. 11 Y si no tiene tíos, pasará al pariente más cercano.
Anuncio de la muerte de Moisés
12 Un día el Señor le dijo a Moisés:
―Sube al monte Abarín y verás al otro lado del río la tierra que he dado al pueblo de Israel. 13 Después que la hayas visto, morirás como murió Aarón tu hermano, 14 por cuanto te rebelaste contra mis instrucciones en el desierto de Zin. Cuando el pueblo de Israel se rebeló, no me glorificaste delante de ellos siguiendo mis instrucciones a fin de que el agua brotara de la roca.
Se estaba refiriendo al incidente de las aguas de Meribá (Aguas de la rencilla) en Cades, en el desierto de Zin.
Moisés pide un líder para Israel
15 Entonces Moisés le dijo al Señor:
16 ―Oh, Señor, Dios de los espíritus de los humanos, antes que yo sea llevado designa a un nuevo caudillo para el pueblo, 17 un hombre que los guíe en la batalla y cuide de ellos, de manera que el pueblo del Señor no quede como oveja sin pastor.
18 El Señor contestó:
―Toma a Josué (hijo de Nun), quien tiene al Espíritu, 19 y llévalo ante Eleazar el sacerdote; y en presencia de todo el pueblo, encárgale la responsabilidad de dirigir la nación. 20 Entrégale públicamente tu autoridad para que todo el pueblo le obedezca. 21 Él consultará a Eleazar el sacerdote para recibir mis órdenes. Yo, el Señor, hablaré con Eleazar por medio del urim, y Eleazar le entregará las instrucciones a Josué y al pueblo. De esta manera continuará guiando a Israel. 22 Entonces Moisés hizo como el Señor le había ordenado: tomó a Josué y lo llevó ante Eleazar el sacerdote. En presencia del pueblo, 23 Moisés puso las manos sobre Josué, y lo consagró para el cargo que el Señor le había dado.
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