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Numbers 27:3–4

“Our father bdied in the wilderness; but he was not in the company of those who gathered together against the Lord, cin company with Korah, but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be dremoved 1from among his family because he had no son? eGive us a 2possession among our father’s brothers.”

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Numbers 27:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among Korah’s followers, who banded together against the Lord, but he died for his own sin and left no sons. Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.”

Numbers 27:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“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. 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.”

Numbers 27:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons. Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.

Numbers 27:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Our father died in the wilderness,” they said. “He was not among Korah’s followers, who rebelled against the Lord; he died because of his own sin. But he had no sons. Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan just because he had no sons? Give us property along with the rest of our relatives.”

Numbers 27:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

“Our father died in the desert. He was not one of Korah’s followers who came together against the Lord, but he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons. Our father’s name will die out because he had no sons. Give us property among our father’s relatives.”

Numbers 27:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of them that gathered themselves together against Jehovah in the company of Korah: but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.

Numbers 27:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the band of them that banded themselves together against Jehovah in the band of Korah; but he died in his own sin, and he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be taken away from his family, because he has no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.

Numbers 27:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Our father died in the desert. He was not a part of Korah’s followers who joined forces against the Lord. He died for his own sin and left no sons. Why should our father’s name be allowed to die out in his family because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.” 

Numbers 27:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among Korah’s followers, who gathered together against the Lord. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan? Since he had no son, give us property among our father’s brothers.”

Numbers 27:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“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. 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.”

Numbers 27:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“Our father died in the desert; he was not in the midst of the company of those who banded together against Yahweh in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin, and he had no sons. Why should the name of our father disappear from the midst of his clan because he does not have a son? Give us property in the midst of the brothers of our father.”

Numbers 27:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Our father died in the Sinai Desert. But he wasn’t one of the men who followed Korah. He wasn’t one of those who joined together against the Lord. Our father died because of his own sin. He didn’t leave any sons.

“Why should our father’s name disappear from his family just because he didn’t have a son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.”

Numbers 27:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“Our father died in the wilderness, yet he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but he died in his own sin, and he had no sons.

Why should the name of our father be withdrawn from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father’s brothers.”


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