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Numbers 27:4

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27:4Why should the name of our father be lost from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession6 among the relatives7 of our father.”

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  1. 6 That is, the possession of land, or property, among the other families of their tribe.
  2. 7 The word is “brothers,” but this can be interpreted more loosely to relatives. So also in v. 7.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.”

NLTNew Living Translation

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.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.