Numbers 27:4

Good News Translation

Just because he had no sons, why should our father's name disappear from Israel? Give us property among our father's relatives.”

Cross References

Psalm 109:13

May all his descendants die, and may his name be forgotten in the next generation.

Exodus 32:11

But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God and said, “Lord, why should you be so angry with your people, whom you rescued from Egypt with great might and power?

Proverbs 13:9

The righteous are like a light shining brightly; the wicked are like a lamp flickering out.

Numbers 27:3

“Our father died in the wilderness without leaving any sons. He was not among the followers of Korah, who rebelled against the Lord; he died because of his own sin.

Numbers 27:5

Moses presented their case to the Lord,

Joshua 17:4

They went to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua son of Nun and to the leaders, and said, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us, as well as our male relatives, a part of the land to possess.” So, as the Lord had commanded, they were given land along with their male relatives.