Numbers
Numbers 27:5–7
5So Moses brought their case before the LORD, 6and the LORD answered him, 7“The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
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Numbers 27:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Moses | מֹשֶׁ֛ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| brought | וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב | way·yaq·rêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7126 come near, approach |
| their case | מִשְׁפָּטָ֖ן | miš·på̄·ṭå̄n | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural | H4941 judgment |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Numbers 27:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| answered | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| him | מֹשֶׁ֥ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
Numbers 27:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The daughters | בְּנ֣וֹת | bə·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Zelophehad | צְלָפְחָד֮ | ṣə·lā·p̄ə·ḥāḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6765 Tselophchad |
| speak | דֹּבְרֹת֒ | dō·ḇə·rōṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H1696 speak |
| correctly | כֵּ֗ן | kên | Adjective - masculine singular | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| You certainly must give | נָתֹ֨ן | nā·ṯōn | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H5414 give, put, set |
| them | לָהֶם֙ | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| property | אֲחֻזַּ֣ת | ’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H272 possession |
| as an inheritance | נַחֲלָ֔ה | na·ḥă·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| among | בְּת֖וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| their father’s | אֲבִיהֶ֑ם | ’ă·ḇî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| brothers | אֲחֵ֣י | ’ă·ḥê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H251 brother |
| and transfer | וְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֛ | wə·ha·‘ă·ḇar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| their | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| father’s | אֲבִיהֶ֖ן | ’ă·ḇî·hen | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural | H1 father |
| inheritance | נַחֲלַ֥ת | na·ḥă·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| to them | לָהֶֽן׃ | lā·hen | Preposition; third person feminine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 27:5 Leviticus 24:12–13
Numbers 27:7 Jeremiah 49:11 · Galatians 3:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.