Thomson(i)
1 Then came the daughters of Salpaad, son of Opher, son of Galaad, son of Machir, of the community of Manasses, one of the sons of Joseph [now these were their names; Maala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa]
2 and standing before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the chiefs, and before the whole congregation, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, they said,
3 Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the congregation which conspired against the Lord, in the assembly of Kore. Because he died for his own sin, and had no sons,
4 let not the name of our father be blotted out from among his community. Seeing he hath not a son, give us a possession among our father's brethren.
5 Whereupon Moses laid their case before the Lord.
6 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
7 The daughters of Salpaad have spoken right. Thou shalt give them the possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers, and vest in them their father's lot.
8 And thou shalt say to the children of Israel, If any man die, and hath no son, you shall vest his inheritance in his daughter;
9 and if he hath no daughter, you shall give his inheritance to his brother; and if he hath no brothers, you shall
10 give his inheritance to his father's brother;
11 and if there be no brothers of his father, you shall give the inheritance to one of his house, who is the nearest of kin to him, of his tribe, that he may inherit what belonged to him. And this shall be to the children of Israel a rule of decision, as the Lord commanded Moses.