Numbers 27:11 
Context| NET © | and if his father has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his relative nearest to him from his family, and he will possess it. This will be for the Israelites a legal requirement, 1 as the Lord commanded Moses.’” |
| NIV © | If his father had no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, that he may possess it. This is to be a legal requirement for the Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.’" |
| NASB © | ‘If his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his nearest relative in his own family, and he shall possess it; and it shall be a statutory ordinance to the sons of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses.’" |
| NLT © | But if his father has no brothers, pass on his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan. The Israelites must observe this as a general legal requirement, just as the LORD commanded Moses.’" |
| MSG © | If his father had no brothers, give it to the nearest relative so that the inheritance stays in the family. This is the standard procedure for the People of Israel, as commanded by GOD through Moses." |
| BBE © | And if his father has no brothers, then give it to his nearest relation in the family, as his heritage: this is to be a decision made by law for the children of Israel, as the Lord gave orders to Moses. |
| NRSV © | And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. It shall be for the Israelites a statute and ordinance, as the LORD commanded Moses." |
| NKJV © | ‘And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the relative closest him in his family, and he shall possess it.’" And it shall be to the children of Israel a statute of judgment, just as the LORD commanded Moses. |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | 'If <0518> his father <01> has <0369> no <0369> brothers <0251> , then you shall give <05414> his inheritance <05159> to his nearest <07138> relative <07607> in his own family <04940> , and he shall possess <03423> it; and it shall be a statutory <02708> ordinance <04941> to the sons <01121> of Israel <03478> , just <03512> as the LORD <03068> commanded <06680> Moses .'"<04872> |
| HEBREW | |
| LXXM | mwush {N-DSM} |
| NET © [draft] ITL | and if <0518> his father <01> has no <0369> brothers <0251> , then you are to give <05414> his inheritance <05159> to his relative <07607> nearest <07138> to <0413> him from his family <04940> , and he will possess <03423> it. This will be <01961> for the Israelites <03478> <01121> a legal <04941> requirement <02708> , as <0834> the Lord <03069> commanded <06680> Moses .’”<04872> |
| NET © | and if his father has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his relative nearest to him from his family, and he will possess it. This will be for the Israelites a legal requirement, 1 as the Lord commanded Moses.’” |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The expression is חֻקַּת מִשְׁפָּט (khuqqat mishpat, “a statute of judgment”), which means it is a fixed enactment that determines justice. It is one which is established by God. |
