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The statements of the daughters of Zelophehad are right.[a] You must surely give them the property of an inheritance in the midst of their father’s brothers, and you must transfer the inheritance of their father to them. And you must speak to the Israelites,[b] saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter. And if he has no daughter, you must give his inheritance to his brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 27:7 Literally “Such as the daughters of Zelophehad are speaking”
  2. Numbers 27:8 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

“What Zelophehad’s daughters are saying is right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance(A) among their father’s relatives and give their father’s inheritance to them.(B)

“Say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, give his inheritance to his daughter. If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

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