Numbers:27:1-11
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Then came the daughters of Zelophehad ,
the son of Hepher ,
the son of Gilead Gil #
ad #,
the son of Machir ,
the son of Manasseh ,
of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph :
and these are the names of his daughters ;
Mahlah ,
Noah No #
ah #,
and Hoglah ,
and Milcah ,
and Tirzah .
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And they stood before Moses ,
and before Eleazar #
El #
azar #
the priest ,
and before the princes and all the congregation ,
by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation mow #
ed #,
saying ,
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Our father died in the wilderness ,
and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah ;
but died in his own sin ,
and had no sons .
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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 .
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And Moses brought their cause before the LORD .
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And the LORD spake unto Moses ,
saying ,
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The daughters of Zelophehad speak right :
thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their fathers brethren ;
and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them .
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And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel Yisra #
el #,
saying ,
If a man die ,
and have no son ,
then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter .
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And if he have no daughter ,
then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren .
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And if he have no brethren ,
then ye shall give his inheritance unto his fathers brethren .
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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 .