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Then the daughters of Zelophehad came forward. Zelophehad was son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh son of Joseph, a member of the Manassite clans. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and they said,
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"Our father died in the wilderness; he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin; and he had no sons.
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Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brothers."
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Moses brought their case before the Lord.
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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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The daughters of Zelophehad are right in what they are saying; you shall indeed let them possess an inheritance among their father's brothers and pass the inheritance of their father on to them.
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You shall also say to the Israelites, "If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall pass his inheritance on to his daughter.
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If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.