‘What Zelophehad’s daughters say is correct. You are to give them hereditary property among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
Deuteronomy 5:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘The Lord heard your words when you spoke to me. He said to me, “I have heard the words that these people have spoken to you. Everything they have said is right. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord heard your words when you spoke to me and the Lord said to me, I have heard the words of this people which they have spoken to you. They have said well all that they have spoken. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and Jehovah said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken. Common English Bible The LORD heard what you said, when you said this to me. The LORD then told me: I heard what the people said when they spoke with you. Everything they suggest is good. Catholic Public Domain Version But when the Lord had heard this, he said to me: 'I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they spoke to you. All this, they have spoken well. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the Lord had heard this, he said to me: I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they spoke to thee. They have spoken all things well. |
‘What Zelophehad’s daughters say is correct. You are to give them hereditary property among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
So Moses commanded the Israelites at the word of the Lord, ‘What the tribe of Joseph’s descendants says is right.
Go near and listen to everything the Lord our God says. Then you can tell us everything the Lord our God tells you; we will listen and obey.”