Numbers 27 · Verse 6

Numbers 27:6

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 27:6, King James Version

Numbers 27:6 in other translations

BSBand the LORD answered him,
WEBThe LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
ASVAnd Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
YLTAnd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
DARBYAnd Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
BBEAnd the Lord said to Moses,
WebsterAnd the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

What does Numbers 27:6 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 27:6 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehMosesH4872
לֵּאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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Cross references for Numbers 27:6

  • Psalms 68:5-6

    A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

  • Galatians 3:28

    There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

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Ps 68:5,6; Ga 3:28

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Context

  • Numbers 27:5

    And Moses brought their cause before the Lord.

  • Numbers 27:6

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Numbers 27:7

    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.

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Numbers 27:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jehová respondió á Moisés, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel parla à Moïse, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova redete zu Mose und sprach:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Justam rem postulant filiæ Salphaad: da eis possessionem inter cognatos patris sui, et ei in hæreditatem succedant.