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Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.
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Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan? Since he had no son, give us property among our father's brothers."
Numbers 27:4 In-Context
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and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders and the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said,
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“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among Korah’s followers, who banded together against the LORD, but he died for his own sin and left no sons.
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Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.”