Our 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.
Our father died in the wilderness, and he wasn't part of the group that rebelled against the Lord with Korah. He died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
The daughters are explaining that their father died for his personal sins, not as part of Korah's rebellion, and left no male heirs to inherit his land.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the story of Zelophehad's five daughters who approached Moses about inheritance rights. They wanted to make clear their father wasn't part of Korah's famous rebellion (Numbers 16), where 250 men were swallowed by the earth for challenging Moses' authority. In ancient Israel, only sons typically inherited land, so these women were making a case for why they should receive their father's portion.
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