The Daughters of Zelophehad
(Numbers 36:1–13)

1And the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph, came—and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 2And they stood before the face of Moses and before the face of Eleazar the priest and before the face of the leaders and all the congregation at the opening of the Tent of Meeting, saying, 3“Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of those who gathered together against YHWH in company with Korah; but he died in his own sin. And he had no sons. 4Why should the name of our father be removed from among his family, because he had no son? Give us a possession among the brothers of our father.”

5And Moses brought their case before the face of YHWH, 6and YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, 7“The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You surely must give them a possession of inheritance among the brothers of their father, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass over to them.

8And you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and does not have a son unto him, then you⁺ shall cause his inheritance to pass over to his daughter. 9And if he has no daughter, then you⁺ shall give his inheritance to his brothers. 10And if he has no brothers, then you⁺ shall give his inheritance to the brothers of his father. 11And if his father has no brothers, then you⁺ shall give his inheritance to the relative closest to him in his family, and he shall possess it. And it shall be to the sons of Israel a statute of judgment, as YHWH has commanded Moses.’”

Moses Requests a Successor
(Deuteronomy 3:23–29)

12And YHWH said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of the Abarim,† and see the land that I have given to the sons of Israel. 13And you shall see it and shall be gathered to your people, even you, as Aaron your brother was gathered. 14For you⁺ rebelled against My command in the Wilderness of Zin in the strife of the congregation, to show My holiness at the waters before their eyes.” Those are the waters of Meribah† at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.

15And Moses spoke to YHWH, saying, 16“Let YHWH, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation 17who may go out before them and go in before them, and who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of YHWH may not be like sheep that do not have unto them a shepherd.”

Joshua to Succeed Moses
(Deuteronomy 31:1–8)

18And YHWH said to Moses, “Take with you Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him. 19And you shall stand him before the face of Eleazar the priest and before the face of all the congregation, and you shall command him in their eyes. 20And you shall put some of your authority on him, that all the congregation of the sons of Israel may be obedient. 21And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, and he shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim† before the face of YHWH. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in—he and all the sons of Israel with him—and all the congregation.”

22And Moses did as YHWH had commanded him, and He took Joshua and set him before the face of Eleazar the priest and before the face of all the congregation. 23And he laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as YHWH had spoken by the hand of Moses.