Bible Strands
Numbers 27:6
and the LORD answered him,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records the LORD speaking directly to Moses immediately after Moses presents the inheritance case of Zelophehad’s daughters before God. This declaration functions as the formal divine response preceding the legal ruling in the following verse.
The words — The Hebrew sequence וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵאמֹר (va.yomer Yahweh ’el-Moshe le’mor) literally translates to “and Yahweh said to Moses, saying.” The repetition of the root אמר (amar) marks the transition from human petition to authoritative divine speech.
The thread — The pattern of God answering a prophet’s inquiry appears in the legal disclosures of Exodus and Leviticus and aligns with the theological declarations in Psalms 68:5 and Galatians 3:28. These passages consistently frame divine action as a direct response to human need or inquiry.
Why it lands — The verse requires acknowledgment that legal and covenantal rulings originate from explicit divine communication rather than human consensus. It directs the reader to treat subsequent instructions as binding because they are grounded in direct divine address.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Cross-references
- Psalms 68:5 A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.
- Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.