1 ARST One day the five daughters of Zelophehad came to Moses. They were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah. BSB BSB: Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached
2 ARST They came to the entrance of the sacred tent and stood in front of Eleazar, Moses, the tribal leaders, and many other Israelite people. BSB BSB: the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said,
3 ARST They said,“Our father died during the time that we were in the desert, and he did not have any sons. But he was not among those who supported Korah, who rebelled against Yahweh, and he died because of his own sin. He did not have any sons. BSB BSB: “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
4 ARST Why should the name of his clan disappear because our father had no sons? So give us some land like our father’ s relatives will be getting!” BSB BSB: Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons? Give us property among our father’s brothers.”
5 ARST So Moses asked Yahweh what to do about their case. BSB BSB: So Moses brought their case before the LORD,
6 ARST And Yahweh replied, BSB BSB: and the LORD answered him,
7 ARST “What the daughters of Zelophehad are requesting is right. You must give them some land, just as you are giving to their father’ s relatives. Give to each of them some of the land that would have been given to their brothers if they had any. BSB BSB: “The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
8 ARST Also tell this to the Israelite people:‘If a man who has no sons dies, give the things that his sons would have inherited to his daughters. BSB BSB: Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
9 ARST If the man has no sons or daughters, give to his brothers the things that his sons and daughters would have inherited. BSB BSB: If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.
10 ARST If the man had no brothers, give to his father’ s brothers the things that his sons or daughters or brothers would have inherited. BSB BSB: If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
11 ARST If the man’ s father has no brothers, give to his closest relative the things that the others would have inherited.’ That will be a rule for the Israelite people, because I am giving this as a command to you, Moses, to tell them.” BSB BSB: And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”
12 ARST One day, Yahweh said to Moses,“Climb to the top of the Abarim mountains east of the Jordan River. Then look out over the land that I am giving to the Israelite people. BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.
13 ARST After you have seen it, you will die just like your older brother Aaron did. BSB BSB: After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;
14 ARST The reason that you will die and not enter that land is that you both disobeyed my instructions in the wilderness of Zin. When the Israelite people rebelled against me there at Meribah, near Kadesh, I told you to speak to the rock to cause water to flow out of it. But because you struck the rock instead of speaking to it, you did not show the people my holy power.” BSB BSB: for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.
15 ARST Then Moses said this to Yahweh, BSB BSB: So Moses appealed to the LORD,
16 ARST “Yahweh, you are the God who directs the spirits of all people. So please appoint a new leader for the Israelite people. BSB BSB: “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation
17 ARST Appoint someone who will lead your people when they go to fight a battle, so that they will not just wander around like sheep that do not have a shepherd.” BSB BSB: who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
18 ARST Yahweh replied,“Get Joshua son of Nun, who has my Spirit within him. Lay your hands on him to appoint him. BSB BSB: And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
19 ARST Cause him to stand in front of Eleazar the priest, as all the people are watching, and commission him to be the new leader of the Israelite people. BSB BSB: Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight.
20 ARST Give to him some of the authority that you now have, in order that all the Israelite people will know that they must obey him. BSB BSB: Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.
21 ARST When you all need me to guide you, Joshua will stand in front of Eleazar. Then by casting lots Eleazar will determine what they should do. At Joshua’ s command all people of Israel will mobilize themselves together.” BSB BSB: He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
22 ARST So Moses did what Yahweh commanded. He presented Joshua to Eleazar and to all the Israelite people. BSB BSB: Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation,
23 ARST Moses laid his hands on him and commissioned him to do the work that Yahweh told Moses to tell him to do. BSB BSB: and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses.
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