Numbers 27:11

“And if there are no brothers of his father, you shall give his inheritance to his relative who is nearest to him from his family, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the sons of Israel a statute of justice, as YHWH commanded Moses.””

Numbers 27:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 27:11, word by word

brothersאַחִיםachim

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “achim” appears
of his fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
you shall giveנְתַתֶּםnetatem

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “netatem” appears
his inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachalat” appears
to his relativeשְׁאֵרsheer

close relative

A close relative.

Where else “sheer” appears
who is nearestקָּרֹבkarov

near

Close by, or having access to YHWH.

Where else “karov” appears
from his familyמִּשְׁפַּחְתּmishpacht

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpacht” appears
and he shall possessיָרַשׁyarash

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

Where else “yarash” appears
And it shall beהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears
for the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
a statuteחֻקַּתchukat

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

Where else “chukat” appears
of justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

justice

What is right and fair.

Where else “mishpat” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “tsiva” appears
Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

Where else “moshe” appears

The context

10And if he has no brothers, you shall give his inheritance to the brothers of his father.

11 · This verse (above)

12YHWH said to Moses, “Go up to this mountain of Abarim, and see the land that I have given to the sons of Israel.

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