²to Moses and stood in front of him, the priest Eleazar, the leaders, and the whole community at the entrance to the tent of meeting. They said, ³“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. ⁴Why 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.”

⁵So Moses brought their case to the Lord, ⁶and the Lord said to him, ⁷“Zelophehad’s daughters are right. You must give them property of their own among their father’s relatives. Turn their father’s property over to them.

⁸“Tell the Israelites: If a man dies and leaves no sons, turn his property over to his daughters. ⁹If he has no daughters, give his property to his brothers. ¹⁰If he has no brothers, give his property to his uncles on his father’s side of the family. ¹¹If he has no uncles, give his property to the nearest relative in his family, and that relative will take possession of it. This will be a rule for the Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.”

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