Numbers 27:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 27:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 27:4 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a p..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 27:4 — KJV
“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. done...: Heb. diminished”
— Numbers 27:4 (KJV)
Numbers 27:4 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 27:4
“And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. Simeon: that is, Hearing”
Shares key themes with Numbers 27:4: name, because, hath
“And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 27:4: name, father, away
“Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; gall: or, a poisonous herb: Heb. rosh”
Shares key themes with Numbers 27:4: should, away, among
“And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 27:4: father, among, son
“Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 27:4: father, done, because
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