Numbers 27

vattiqravnah benot tselofkhad ben-khefer ben-gilad ben-makhir ben-menasheh lemishpekhot menasheh ven-yosef ve'elleh shemot benotayw makhlah no'ah vekhoglah umilkah vetirtsah

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.

vatta'amodenah lifne mosheh velifne elazar hakkohen velifne hannesi'im vekhol-ha'edah petakh ohel-mo'ed lemor

They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the chieftains, and the whole assembly, at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, and they said,

avinu met bammidbar vehu lo-hayah betokh ha'edah hanno'adim al-Adonai ba'adat-qorakh ki-vekheto met uvanim lo-hayu lo

“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not one of the faction, Korah’s faction, that banded together against GOD, but died for his own sin; and he has left no sons.

lammah yiggara shem-avinu mittokh mishpakhto ki en lo ben tenah-llanu akhuzzah betokh akhe avinu

Let not our father’s name be lost to his clan just because he had no son! Give us a holding among our father’s kinsmen!”

vayyaqrev mosheh et-mishpatan lifne Adonai

Moses brought their case before GOD.

vayyomer Adonai el-mosheh lemor

And GOD said to Moses,

ken benot tselofkhad doverot naton titten lahem akhuzzat nakhalah betokh akhe avihem veha'avarta et-nakhalat avihen lahen

“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.

ve'el-bene yisra'el tedabber lemor ish ki-yamut uven en lo veha'avartem et-nakhalato levitto

“Further, speak to the Israelite people as follows: ‘If a man dies without leaving a son, you shall transfer his property to his daughter.

ve'im-en lo bat unetattem et-nakhalato le'ekhayw

If he has no daughter, you shall assign his property to his brothers.

ve'im-en lo akhim unetattem et-nakhalato la'akhe aviv

If he has no brothers, you shall assign his property to his father’s brothers.

ve'im-en akhim le'aviv unetattem et-nakhalato lishero haqqarov elayw mimmishpakhto veyarash otah vehayetah livne yisra'el lekhuqqat mishpat ka'asher tsivvah Adonai et-mosheh

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 GOD’s command to Moses.”

vayyomer Adonai el-mosheh aleh el-har ha'avarim hazzeh ure'eh et-ha'arets asher natatti livne yisra'el

GOD said to Moses, “Ascend these heights of Abarim and view the land that I have given to the Israelite people.

vera'itah otah vene'esafta el-ammekha gam-attah ka'asher ne'esaf aharon akhikha

When you have seen it, you too shall be gathered to your kin, just as your brother Aaron was.

ka'asher meritem pi bemidbar-tsin bimrivat ha'edah lehaqdisheni vammayim le'enehem hem me-merivat qadesh midbar-tsin

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, in the wilderness of Zin.

vayedabber mosheh el-Adonai lemor

Moses spoke to GOD, saying,

yifqod Adonai elohe harukhot lekhol-basar ish al-ha'edah

“Let GOD, Source of the breath of all flesh, appoint someone over the community

asher-yetse lifnehem va'asher yavo lifnehem va'asher yotsi'em va'asher yevi'em velo tihyeh adat Adonai katson asher en-lahem ro'eh

who shall go out before them and come in before them, and who shall take them out and bring them in, so that GOD’s community may not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”

vayyomer Adonai el-mosheh qakh-lekha et-yehoshua bin-nun ish asher-ruakh bo vesamakhta et-yadekha alayw

And GOD answered Moses, “Single out Joshua son of Nun, an inspired man, and lay your hand upon him.

veha'amadta oto lifne elazar hakkohen velifne kol-ha'edah vetsivvitah oto le'enehem

Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community, and commission him in their sight.

venatattah mehodekha alayw lema'an yishme'u kol-adat bene yisra'el

Invest him with some of your authority, so that the whole Israelite community may obey.

velifne elazar hakkohen ya'amod vesha'al lo bemishpat ha'urim lifne Adonai al-piv yetse'u ve'al-piv yavo'u hu vekhol-bene-yisra'el itto vekhol-ha'edah

But he shall present himself to Eleazar the priest, who shall on his behalf seek the decision of the Urim before GOD. By such instruction they shall go out and by such instruction they shall come in, he and all the Israelites, and the whole community.”

vayya'as mosheh ka'asher tsivvah Adonai oto vayyiqqakh et-yehoshua vayya'amidehu lifne elazar hakkohen velifne kol-ha'edah

Moses did as GOD commanded him. He took Joshua and had him stand before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community.

vayyismokh et-yadayw alayw vayetsavvehu ka'asher dibber Adonai beyad-mosheh

He laid his hands upon him and commissioned him—as GOD had spoken through Moses.