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。
Zelophehad’s daughters
1The daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. The names of the daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah. They came forward 2and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders and the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said, 3‘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. 4Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.’
5So Moses brought their case before the Lord, 6and the Lord said to him, 7‘What Zelophehad’s daughters are saying is right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s relatives and give their father’s inheritance to them.
8‘Say to the Israelites, “If a man dies and leaves no son, give his inheritance to his daughter. 9If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. 10If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. 11If his father had no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, that he may possess it. This is to have the force of law for the Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.” ’
Joshua to succeed Moses
12Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go up this mountain in the Abarim Range and see the land I have given the Israelites. 13After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, 14for when the community rebelled at the waters in the Desert of Zin, both of you disobeyed my command to honour me as holy before their eyes.’ (These were the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)
15Moses said to the Lord, 16‘May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things, appoint someone over this community 17to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the Lord’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd.’
18So the Lord said to Moses, ‘Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership,27:18 Or the Spirit and lay your hand on him. 19Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly and commission him in their presence. 20Give him some of your authority so that the whole Israelite community will obey him. 21He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by enquiring of the Urim before the Lord. At his command he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his command they will come in.’
22Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole assembly. 23Then he laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the Lord instructed through Moses.
