Why 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.
Why should our father's name disappear from his family just because he didn't have a son? Please give us an inheritance among our father's relatives.
The daughters are asking why their father's family name should be forgotten simply because he had no sons, and they're requesting to inherit his property to keep his name alive.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of the story of Zelophehad's five daughters who approached Moses with a legal challenge about inheritance laws. In ancient Israel, only sons typically inherited property and carried on the family name, but these women argued this was unfair when a man had only daughters. Their bold request led to a change in inheritance law that allowed daughters to inherit when there were no sons.
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