Numbers 27:7

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 27:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father`s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father`s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.
Numbers 27:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father`s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The daughters of Zelophehad speak right, etc.] What is just and reasonable: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; their uncles, or rather the children of them; for it is reasonable to suppose their father’s brethren, or their uncles, were dead also: or “in giving thou shall give” f424; which, according to Jarchi, denotes two parts or portions they should receive; the part of their father, who was of them that came out of Egypt, and his part with his brethren in the goods of Hepher: in the Misnah f425, from whence he seems to have taken it, it is; “the daughters of Zelophehad took three parts for inheritance; the part of their father, who…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 36:1, Num 36:2; Psa 68:5; Jer 49:11; Gal 3:28 Numbers 27:11”
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