Numbers 27 · Verse 5

Numbers 27:5

And Moses brought their cause before the Lord.
Numbers 27:5, King James Version

Numbers 27:5 in other translations

BSBSo Moses brought their case before the LORD,
WEBMoses brought their cause before the LORD.
ASVAnd Moses brought their cause before Jehovah.
YLTand Moses bringeth near their cause before Jehovah.
DARBYAnd Moses brought their cause before Jehovah.
BBESo Moses put their cause before the Lord.
WebsterAnd Moses brought their cause before the LORD.

What does Numbers 27:5 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…

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Numbers 27:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּקְרֵ֥בvai.yak.Revand he brought nearH7126
מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִשְׁפָּטָ֖ןmish.pa.Tancase theirH4941
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 27:5

  • Leviticus 24:12-13

    And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Numbers 9:8

    And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.

  • Exodus 25:22

    And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

  • Job 23:4

    I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

  • Proverbs 3:5-6

    Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  • Numbers 15:34

    And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.

  • Exodus 18:15-19

    And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God: When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. …

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15:34; Ex 18:15-19; 25:22; Le 24:12,13; Job 23:4; Pr 3:5,6

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Context

  • Numbers 27:4

    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.

  • Numbers 27:5

    And Moses brought their cause before the Lord.

  • Numbers 27:6

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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Numbers 27:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Moisés llevó su causa delante de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Moïse apporta leur cause devant l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Mose brachte ihre Rechtssache vor Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui dixit ad eum: