Numbers 27:5

And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֛ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
brought	וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב vai.yak.Rev	H7126	to approach (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
cause	מִשְׁפָּטָ֖ן mish.pa.Tan	H4941	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine plural
before	לִפְנֵ֥י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Leviticus 24:12-13 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
Exodus 25:22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the a…
Numbers 9:8 And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.
Job 23:4 I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Exodus 18:15-19 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:
Numbers 15:34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 27:1-11

Mention is made of the case of these daughters of Zelophehad in the chapter before, v. 33. It should seem, by the particular notice taken of it, that it was a singular case, and that the like did not at this time occur in all Israel, that the head of a family had no sons, but daughters only. Their case is again debated (Num 36:1-13) upon another article of it; and, according to the judgments given in their case, we find them put in possession, Jos 17:3, Jos 17:4. One would suppose that their personal character was such as added weight to their case, and caused it to be so often taken notice of. Here is, I. Their case stated by themselves, and their petition upon it presented to the highest c…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 27:4

Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father--Those young women perceived that the males only in families had been registered in the census. Because there were none in their household, their family was omitted. So they made known their grievance to Moses, and the authorities conjoined with him in administering justice. The case was important; and as the peculiarity of daughters being the sole members of a family would be no infrequent or uncommon occurrence, the law of inheritance, under divine authority, was extended not only to meet all similar cases, but other cases also--such as when there were no children left by the proprietor, and no brothers to succeed him. A distributi…

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John Gill on Numbers 27:5

And Moses brought their cause before the Lord. For it seems it was too difficult for this court to decide; and it devolving upon Moses, as the president of it, and who only could have recourse to God at all times, he carried it to him and consulted with him about it: this, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem say, was one of the four causes that came before Moses the prophet, that he solved according to the mind of the Lord, which he consulted; one was concerning the blasphemer, Leviticus 24:11, the other concerning those defiled by the dead, Numbers 9:8, the third concerning the sabbath breaker, Numbers 15:34 and the fourth was this; See Gill on Leviticus 24:12.

Dictionary and topics

Mahlah — Disease, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad (Num. 27:1-11) who had their father’s inheritance, the law of inheritance having been altered in their favour.
Zelophehad — First-born, of the tribe of Manasseh, and of the family of Gilead; died in the wilderness. Having left no sons, his daughters, concerned lest their father’s name should be “done away from among his…
Children · Female: Inherited property in default of sons — Female: Inherited property in default of sons
Daughter · Property rights of — Property rights of
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · The law of female inheritance settled — The law of female inheritance settled
Fatherless · Exemplified: Daughters of Zelophehad — Exemplified: Daughters of Zelophehad
Land · Unmarried woman’s rights in — Unmarried woman’s rights in
Legislation · Inheritance — Inheritance
Mahlah · to the inheritance of — to the inheritance of
Manasseh, The Tribe Of · Remarkable persons of: Daughters of Zelophehad — Remarkable persons of: Daughters of Zelophehad
Milcah · .Special legislation in regard to the inheritance of — .Special legislation in regard to the inheritance of
Noah · the inheritance of — the inheritance of

Numbers 27:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 27:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 27:4

John Gill on Numbers 27:5

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 27:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 27:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 27:4

John Gill on Numbers 27:5

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 27:1-11

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 27:5-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 27:5-11

Rashi on Numbers 27:5