Numeri 27
BasisBijbel
De dochters van Zelafead
27 Zelafead had vijf dochters. Hij was de zoon van Hefer, die een zoon was van Gilead, die een zoon was van Machir, die een zoon was van Manasse, die een zoon was van Jozef. De dochters heetten Mala, Noa, Hogla, Milka en Tirza. 2 Ze kwamen naar de ingang van de tent van ontmoeting. Ze wilden iets vragen aan Mozes, de priester Eleazar en de leiders. 3 Ze zeiden tegen hen: "Onze vader is in de woestijn gestorven. Maar hij hoorde niet bij de bende van Korach die tegen de Heer in opstand kwam. Hij is om zijn eigen ongehoorzaamheid gestorven. Onze vader had geen zonen. 4 Moet nu de naam van onze vader uit het volk verdwijnen, omdat hij geen zoon heeft? Geef ons alstublieft ook een eigen stuk grond, net als de broers van onze vader."
5 Mozes ging met hun vraag naar de Heer. 6 En de Heer zei tegen Mozes: 7 "De dochters van Zelafead hebben gelijk. Je moet hun een eigen stuk grond geven, net als de broers van hun vader. Ze moeten het stuk grond krijgen dat voor hun vader zou zijn geweest. 8 Zeg tegen de Israëlieten: Als iemand sterft zonder dat hij een zoon heeft gekregen, moet zijn dochter de grond erven. 9 Als hij ook geen dochters heeft, moeten zijn broers de grond erven. 10 Als hij geen broers heeft, moeten de broers van zijn vader de grond erven. 11 En als zijn vader geen broers heeft, moet je zijn grond geven aan het meest nabije familielid uit zijn familie. Die mag het dan hebben." Dit zal voor de Israëlieten de wet zijn, zoals de Heer die aan Mozes bevolen heeft.
De opvolger van Mozes
12 De Heer zei tegen Mozes: "Klim de berg Abarim op. Daar zal Ik je het land laten zien dat Ik aan de Israëlieten heb gegeven. 13 Daarna zul jij ook sterven, net als je broer Aäron. 14 Want in de Zin-woestijn, toen het volk tegen Mij in opstand kwam, heb je Mij niet gehoorzaamd. Je hebt Mij daar bij het water niet geëerd." De Heer bedoelde het water van Meriba bij Kades in de Zin-woestijn.
15 Toen zei Mozes tegen de Heer: 16 "Heer, God van alles wat leeft, geef het volk alstublieft een andere leider. 17 Iemand die het volk leidt in de oorlogen. Iemand die met hen meegaat in de strijd en hen weer naar huis brengt. Anders zal het volk van de Heer ronddwalen als schapen die geen herder hebben." 18 Toen zei de Heer tegen Mozes: "Laat Jozua komen, de zoon van Nun. Hij is vol van mijn Geest. 19 Breng hem naar de priester Eleazar en het hele volk. Leg hem de handen op. 20 Geef hem het gezag dat jij had en zeg tegen hen dat hij je opvolger is. Het hele volk van de Israëlieten moet het horen. 21 Hij moet voortaan bij de priester Eleazar aan Mij om raad vragen. Eleazar zal voor hem de Urim gebruiken om te weten wat Ik wil.[a] Jozua zal de leiding over het leger krijgen. Als hij het bevel geeft, zal het leger er op uit trekken, en als hij het bevel geeft, zal het leger weer naar huis gaan. Hij zal samen met de Israëlieten er op uit trekken."
22 Mozes deed wat de Heer hem bevolen had. Hij bracht Jozua naar de priester Eleazar en het hele volk. 23 Hij legde hem de handen op en gaf hem zijn bevelen, zoals de Heer tegen Mozes gezegd had.
Footnotes
- Numeri 27:21 De Urim en Tummim waren twee stenen die werden bewaard in een speciaal onderdeel van de kleding van de hogepriester. Lees Exodus 28:30. Met behulp van die stenen vroeg de hogepriester God om raad. Hoe er precies mee werd gewerkt, is niet bekend.
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
English Standard Version
The Daughters of Zelophehad
27 Then drew near the daughters of (A)Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, 3 “Our father (B)died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord (C)in the company of Korah, but (D)died for his own sin. And he had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? (E)Give to us a possession among our father's brothers.”
5 Moses (F)brought their case before the Lord. 6 And the Lord said to Moses, 7 “The daughters of Zelophehad (G)are right. (H)You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them. 8 And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter. 9 And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. 10 And 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 nearest (I)kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the people of Israel (J)a statute and rule, as the Lord commanded Moses.’”
Joshua to Succeed Moses
12 The Lord said to Moses, “Go up into (K)this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. 13 When you have seen it, you also (L)shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, 14 (M)because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing (N)to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are (O)the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) 15 Moses spoke to the Lord, saying, 16 “Let the Lord, (P)the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation 17 who (Q)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 (R)as sheep that have no shepherd.” 18 So the Lord said to Moses, “Take (S)Joshua the son of Nun, a man (T)in whom is the Spirit, and (U)lay your hand on him. 19 Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall (V)commission him in their sight. 20 You shall invest him with some of your authority, (W)that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him (X)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.” 22 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, 23 and he laid his hands on him and (Y)commissioned him as the Lord directed through Moses.
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