The 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.
The daughters of Zelophehad are absolutely right in what they're asking. You must give them property as an inheritance among their father's relatives, and you must let their father's inheritance pass to them.
God is affirming that these women deserve to inherit their father's land, establishing that daughters can receive family inheritance when there are no sons.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a landmark legal case in ancient Israel where five sisters approached Moses because their father died without sons, leaving them without inheritance rights under existing law. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, property typically passed only through male heirs, making this request revolutionary for its time.
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