Numbers 27:10
And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.
Numbers 27:10 in other translations
| BSB | If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. |
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| WEB | If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. |
| ASV | And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren. |
| YLT | and if he have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his father's brethren; |
| DARBY | And if he have no brethren, ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. |
| BBE | And if he has no brothers, then give his heritage to his father's brothers. |
| Webster | And if he shall have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance to his father's brethren. |
What does Numbers 27:10 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 27:1-11
The five daughters of Zelophehad considered themselves as left destitute, having neither father nor brother to inherit any land. Their believing expectation that the word of the Lord would be performed in due season, and their desire of an interest in the promised inheritance; and the modest, candid manner in which they asked, without secret murmurs or discontents, are a good example. They ask for a possession in…
Numbers 27:10 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 27:9
And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
- Numbers 27:10
And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.
- Numbers 27:11
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.
Numbers 27:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si no tuviere hermanos, daréis su herencia á los hermanos de su padre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et s’il n’a pas de frères, vous donnerez son héritage aux frères de son père. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn er keine Brüder hat, so sollt ihr sein Erbteil den Brüdern seines Vaters geben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod si et fratres non fuerint, dabitis hæreditatem fratribus patris ejus. |