Numbers 27:10

10 and if he have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his father's brethren;

Numbers 27:10 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 27:10

And if he have no brethren
Nor any descendants from them:

then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren;
that is, to his uncles, and to their children.

Numbers 27:10 In-Context

8 `And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When a man dieth, and hath no son, then ye have caused his inheritance to pass over to his daughter;

9 and if he have no daughter, then ye have given his inheritance to his brethren;

10 and if he have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his father's brethren;

11 and if his father have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his relation who is near unto him of his family, and he hath possessed it;' and it hath been to the sons of Israel for a statute of judgment, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

12 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go up unto this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel;