4why is the name of our father withdrawn from the midst of his family because he hath no son? give to us a possession in the midst of the brethren of our father;'


In Context

1 And daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh son of Joseph, draw near — and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah —

2 and stand before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes, and all the company, at the opening of the tent of meeting, saying:

3 Our father died in the wilderness, and he — he was not in the midst of the company who were met together against Jehovah in the company of Korah, but for his own sin he died, and had no sons;

4 why is the name of our father withdrawn from the midst of his family because he hath no son? give to us a possession in the midst of the brethren of our father;'

5 and Moses bringeth near their cause before Jehovah.

6 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Numbers 27:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Why 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Why should our father's name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father's relatives."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:4And Moses referred their cause to the judgment of the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4Why should the name of our father be taken away from his family, because he has no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give to us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he has no son? Give to us therefore a possession among the brothers of our father.