The daughters of Zelophehad, of Manassite family—son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh son of Joseph—came forward. The names of the daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not one of the faction, Korah’s faction, which banded together against יהוה, but died for his own sin; and he has left no sons.
“The plea of Zelophehad’s daughters is just: you should give them a hereditary holding among their father’s kinsmen; transfer their father’s share to them.
“Further, speak to the Israelite people as follows: ‘If a householder ” Trad. “man.” See the Dictionary under ’ish. dies without leaving a son, you shall transfer his property to his daughter.
Translation Notes
*householder Typically, a man. — Lit. “participant whose involvement defines the depicted situation.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואלבני
99
ישראל
541
תדבר
606
לאמר
271
איש
311
כיימות
486
ובן
58
אין
61
לו
36
והעברתם
723
אתנחלתו
895
לבתו
438
Numbers 27:9
Gematria: 2392
ואםאיןלובתונתתםאתנחלתולאחיו
If he has no daughter, you shall assign his property to his brothers.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואםאין
108
לו
36
בת
402
ונתתם
896
אתנחלתו
895
לאחיו
55
Numbers 27:10
Gematria: 2062
ואםאיןלואחיםונתתםאתנחלתולאחיאביו
If he has no brothers, you shall assign his property to his father’s brothers.
If his father had no brothers, you shall assign his property to his nearest relative in his own clan, who shall inherit it.’ This shall be the law of procedure for the Israelites, in accordance with יהוה’s command to Moses.”
For, in the wilderness of Zin, when the community was contentious, you disobeyed My command to uphold My sanctity in their sight by means of the water.” Those are the Waters of Meribath-kadesh, Meribath-kadesh See note at 20.13. in the wilderness of Zin.
Word-by-Word Analysis
כאשר
521
מריתם
690
פי
90
במדברצן
388
במריבת
654
העדה
84
להקדישני
509
במים
92
לעיניהם
215
הם
45
מימריבת
702
קדש
404
מדברצןס
446
Numbers 27:15
Gematria: 895
וידברמשהאליהוהלאמר
Moses spoke to יהוה, saying,
Word-by-Word Analysis
וידבר
222
משה
345
אליהוה
57
לאמר
271
Numbers 27:16
Gematria: 1962
יפקדיהוהאלהיהרוחתלכלבשראישעלהעדה
“Let יהוה, Source of the breath of all flesh, appoint someone over the community
who shall go out before them and come in before them, and who shall take them out and bring them in, who shall go out … and bring them in I.e., who shall lead them in all matters and whom they shall follow in all matters. so that יהוה’s community may not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”
But he shall present himself to Eleazar the priest, who shall on his behalf seek the decision of the Urim before יהוה. By such instruction they shall go out and by such instruction they shall come in, he and all the Israelite [militia], and the whole community.”