Numbers 27:4 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
why is the name of our father withdrawn from the midst of his family because he hath no son? give to us a possession in the midst of the brethren of our father;`
English ASV
Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.
English Amplified
Why should the name of our father be removed from his family because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brethren.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Why should the name of our father be removed from his family because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brethren.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons? Give us property among our father’s brothers.”
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan? Since he had no son, give us property among our father’s brothers.”
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Why should the name of our father be taken away from his family, because he has no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.
English EASY 2024
We are his daughters, so please give us some land along with our father's male relatives. Then people will not forget our father's family name.’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
This means that our father's name will not continue. It is not fair that our father's name will not continue. His name will end because he had no sons. So we ask you to give us some of the land that our father's brothers will get."
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brothers."
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Just because he had no sons, why should our father's name disappear from Israel? Give us property among our father's relatives.”
English God's Word - GW 1995
Why should our father's name be allowed to die out in his family because he had no son? Give us property among our father's relatives."
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan? Since he had no son, give us property among our father's brothers."
English KJV 1611
Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.
English LSB
Why should the name of our father be withdrawn from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father’s brothers.”
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Why should the name of our father diminish from among his family, because he has no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father.”
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"Why should the name of our father be withdrawn from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father's brothers."
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
But why should our father's name be withdrawn from his clan merely because he had no son? Let us, therefore, have property among our father's kinsmen."
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Why should the name of our father be lost from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among the relatives of our father.”
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
"Why should our father's name disappear from his family just because he didn't have a son? Give us property among our father's relatives."
English NIV
Why should our father's name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father's relatives."
English NKJ 1982
Why should the name of our father be removed from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father’s brothers.”
English NLT
Why should the name of our father disappear just because he had no sons? Give us property along with the rest of our relatives."
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brothers."
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Why should the name of our father be taken away from his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brethren.”
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Why should the name of our father disappear just because he had no son? We feel that we should be given property along with our father's brothers.“
English Tyndale 1537
Wherefore should the name of our father's be taken away from among his kindred, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.