Numbers 27:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Numbers 27:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 27:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 27:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father.””

Numbers 27:4 — World English Bible

Numbers 27:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.”

Numbers 27:4 — American Standard Version

Numbers 27:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“why is the name of our father withdrawn from the midst of his family because he hath no son? give to us a possession in the midst of the brethren of our father;'”

Numbers 27:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 27:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Why should the name of our father be taken away from his family, because he has no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.”

Numbers 27:4 — Darby Translation

Numbers 27:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore should the name of our father be taken away from among his familie, because he hath no sonne? giue vs a possession among the brethren of our father.”

Numbers 27:4 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 27:4 in Context — Numbers 27

2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

3 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.

4 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.

5 And Moses brought their cause before the Lord.

6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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What Does Numbers 27:4 Mean?

Numbers 27:4 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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