Numbers 27:11
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And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”
In other translations
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”
Hebrew words
וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518אֵין'einnotH369אַחִים'achimbrothersH251לְאָבִיוle'aviv[belong] to father hisH1וּנְתַתֶּםunetatemand you will giveH5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853נַחֲלָתוֹnachalatoinheritance hisH5159לִשְׁאֵרוֹlish'eroto relative hisH7607הַקָּרֹבhakaro<the> nearH7138אֵלָיו'elavto himH413מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּוֹmimishpachtofrom own clan hisH4940וְיָרַשׁveyarashand he will take possession ofH3423אֹתָהּ'otah<obj.> itH853וְהָיְתָהvehayetahand it will becomeH1961לִבְנֵיlivneifor [the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לְחֻקַּתlechukat<into> a statute ofH2708מִשְׁפָּטmishpatjudgmentH4941כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834צִוָּהtzivahhe has commandedH6680יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מֹשֶׁה׃ סmoshehMosesH4872
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Related verses
- Numbers 35:29So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.This will be a statutory ordinance for you for the generations to come, wherever you live.
- Ruth 4:3-63 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s: 4 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it. 5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. 6 And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.3 And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech. 4 I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied. 5 Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.” 6 The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”
- Jeremiah 32:8So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
- Leviticus 25:49Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.either his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.
- 1 Samuel 30:25And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.
- Leviticus 25:25If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.
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