1The daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh son of Joseph, came forward; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.2They stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, before the leaders, and before all the congregation at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying:3Our father died in the wilderness, yet he was not among the congregation that assembled against the LORD in the congregation of Korah, because he died for his own sin, and he had no sons.4Why should our father's name be diminished from the midst of his family because he has no son? Give us a possession in the midst of our father's brothers.5Moses brought their case before the LORD.6The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:7The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly; you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance in the midst of their father's brothers, and you shall transfer their father's inheritance to them.8Speak further to the sons of Israel and say: If a man dies and has no son, you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter.9If he has no daughter, you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.10If he has no brothers, you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.11If his father has no brothers, you shall give his inheritance to his nearest relative from his family, and he shall possess it; and it shall become a statute of judgment for the sons of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses.