Numbers 27:8

8 "Then tell the People of Israel, If a man dies and leaves no son, give his inheritance to his daughter.

Numbers 27:8 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 27:8

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel
The above affair occasioned a law to be made, in which all the people would have a concern, among whom such cases should happen, as after related:

saying, if a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his
inheritance to pass unto his daughter;
as in the above case of the daughters of Zelophehad; what was determined as to their particular case was made into a general law.

Numbers 27:8 In-Context

6 God ruled:
7 "Zelophehad's daughters are right. Give them land as an inheritance among their father's relatives. Give them their father's inheritance.
8 "Then tell the People of Israel, If a man dies and leaves no son, give his inheritance to his daughter.
9 If he has no daughter, give it to his brothers.
10 If he has no brothers, give it to his father's brothers.
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