Numbers 27:8

“And to the sons of Israel you shall speak, saying: If a man dies and has no son, you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter.”

Numbers 27:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 27:8, word by word

And to the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

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

Where else “bene” 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
you shall speakתְּדַבֵּרtedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “tedaber” appears
sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “mor” appears
a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
diesיָמוּתyamut

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

Where else “yamut” appears
you shall transferהַעֲבַרְתֶּםhaavartem

bring across

To bring across, or take away.

Where else “haavartem” appears
his inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachalat” appears
to his daughterבִתּvit

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “vit” appears

The context

7“The daughters of Zelophehad are speaking rightly. You shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among the brothers of their father, and you shall transfer the inheritance of their father to them.

8 · This verse (above)

9And if he has no daughter, you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.

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