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5 So Moses brought their case before the LORD.
6 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
7 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is
right; you shall surely give them a possession 27:18 lay your hand on him. Joshua already
of inheritance among their father’s brothers, had the inner endowment for leadership. He
and cause the inheritance of their father to was empowered by the Holy Spirit. This inner
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pass to them. And you shall speak to the chil- endowment was to be recognized by an
dren of Israel, saying: ‘If a man dies and has no external ceremony. Moses publicly laid his
son, then you shall cause his inheritance to hands upon Joshua. This act signified the
pass to his daughter. If he has no daughter, transfer of Moses’ leadership to Joshua. The
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then you shall give his inheritance to his laying on of hands can accompany a dedica-
brothers. If he has no brothers, then you tion to an office (see Num. 8:10).
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shall give his inheritance to his father’s broth-
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ers. And if his father has no brothers, then 27:21 Eleazar…shall inquire before the
LORD for him. Moses had been able to com-
you shall give his inheritance to the relative municate directly with God (12:8), but Joshua
closest to him in his family, and he shall pos- would receive the word from the Lord through
sess it.’ ” And it shall be to the children of
the high priest.Urim. See Exodus 28:30 for this
Israel a statute of judgment, just as the LORD part of the high priest’s breastplate (Ex.
commanded Moses. 39:8–21) as a means of determining God’s will
12 Now the LORD said to Moses: “Go up into (see Deut.33:8; 1 Sam.28:6).
this Mount Abarim, and see the land which I
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have given to the children of Israel. And when
you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to offerings made by fire as a sweet aroma to
your people, as Aaron your brother was gath- Me, you shall be careful to offer to Me at their
ered. For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the appointed time.’
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strife of the congregation, you rebelled against 3 “And you shall say to them, ‘This is the
My command to hallow Me at the waters offering made by fire which you shall offer to
before their eyes.” (These are the waters of the LORD: two male lambs in their first year
Meribah, at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.) without blemish, day by day, as a regular
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15 Then Moses spoke to the LORD, saying: burnt offering. The one lamb you shall offer
16 “Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all in the morning, the other lamb you shall offer
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flesh, set a man over the congregation, who in the evening, and one-tenth of an ephah of
may go out before them and go in before fine flour as a grain offering mixed with one-
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them, who may lead them out and bring them fourth of a hin of pressed oil. It is a regular
in, that the congregation of the LORD may not burnt offering which was ordained at Mount
be like sheep which have no shepherd.” Sinai for a sweet aroma, an offering made by
18 And the LORD said to Moses: “Take Joshua fire to the LORD. And its drink offering shall be
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the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the one-fourth of a hin for each lamb; in a holy
Spirit, and lay your hand on him; set him place you shall pour out the drink to the LORD
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before Eleazar the priest and before all the as an offering. The other lamb you shall offer
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congregation, and inaugurate him in their in the evening; as the morning grain offering
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sight. And you shall give some of your author- and its drink offering, you shall offer it as an
ity to him, that all the congregation of the chil- offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the
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dren of Israel may be obedient. He shall LORD.
stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall 9 ‘And on the Sabbath day two lambs in their
inquire before the LORD for him by the judg- first year, without blemish, and two-tenths of
ment of the Urim. At his word they shall go an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed
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out, and at his word they shall come in, he and with oil, with its drink offering— this is the
all the children of Israel with him—all the con- burnt offering for every Sabbath, besides the
gregation.” regular burnt offering with its drink offering.
22 So Moses did as the LORD commanded him. 11 ‘At the beginnings of your months you
He took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the shall present a burnt offering to the LORD: two
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priest and before all the congregation. And he young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in their
laid his hands on him and inaugurated him, just first year, without blemish; three-tenths of an
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as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed
Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, with oil, for each bull; two-tenths of an ephah
28 “Command the children of Israel, and of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil,
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say to them, ‘My offering, My food for My for the one ram; and one-tenth of an ephah of
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