女兒的繼承權
1西羅非哈是約瑟之子瑪拿西的玄孫、瑪吉的曾孫、基列的孫子、希弗的兒子。他的女兒是瑪拉、挪阿、曷拉、密迦和得撒。她們前來， 2站在會幕門口對摩西、以利亞撒祭司、眾首領和全體會眾說： 3「我們的父親死在曠野，他並沒有跟可拉一夥一起反叛耶和華，而是因自己的罪而死，沒有留下兒子。 4難道因為他沒有兒子，他的名字就要從族中消失嗎？請讓我們在父親的家族中分一份產業吧。」 5摩西就把她們的請求呈到耶和華面前。 6耶和華對摩西說： 7「西羅非哈的女兒說得有理。你要從她們父親的家族中分一份產業給她們，讓她們繼承父親的產業。 8你要告訴以色列人，『人死後如果沒有兒子，就由女兒繼承產業； 9如果沒有女兒，就由其兄弟繼承； 10如果沒有兄弟，就由其父的兄弟繼承； 11如果其父沒有兄弟，就由其族中最近的親屬繼承。』」這是耶和華吩咐摩西頒佈給以色列人的律例。
約書亞接替摩西做首領
12耶和華對摩西說：「你上亞巴琳山去眺望我賜給以色列人的土地。 13看了以後，你就要像你哥哥亞倫一樣去祖先那裡了。 14因為會眾在荀曠野反叛我的時候，你們二人沒有按照我的指示取水，沒有在他們面前尊我為聖。」耶和華指的是米利巴泉事件，發生在荀曠野的加低斯。 15摩西對耶和華說： 16「耶和華啊，你是賜人生命的上帝，求你立一個人做會眾的首領， 17帶領他們或進或退，免得你的會眾像沒有牧人的羊群。」 18耶和華對摩西說：「嫩的兒子約書亞心裡有聖靈，你把他召來，按手在他身上， 19讓他站在以利亞撒祭司和全體會眾面前，當著他們的面任命他做首領， 20把你的權柄賜給他，使以色列全體會眾都聽從他。 21遇到事情，他要去以利亞撒祭司那裡，讓祭司藉著烏陵為他求問我。他和全體會眾或進或出都要聽從以利亞撒的指示。」 22摩西遵命而行，把約書亞召來，讓他站在以利亞撒祭司和全體會眾面前， 23然後照耶和華的吩咐按手在他的頭上，任命他做首領。
1Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 2And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 3Our 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. 4Why 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.27.4 done…: Heb. diminished 5And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.
6¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 7The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. 8And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. 9And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. 10And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren. 11And 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.
12¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. 13And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. 14For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
15¶ And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying, 16Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
18¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; 19And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. 20And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. 21And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. 22And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: 23And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
