1. One day a petition was presented by the daughters of Zelophehad—Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their father, Zelophehad, was a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph.
2. These women stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the tribal leaders, and the entire community at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
3. “Our father died in the wilderness,” they said. “He was not among Korah’s followers, who rebelled against the lord; he died because of his own sin. But he had no sons.
4. Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan just because he had no sons? Give us property along with the rest of our relatives.”
5. So Moses brought their case before the lord.
6. And the lord replied to Moses,