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INHERITANCE

Legacy or bequest. Inheritance plays an unusually significant role in the Scriptures when it is used to convey theological truths. As we might expect, these theological applications reflect legal customs in force during OT and NT times.

Legal and Historical Aspect

The Patriarchs

We learn something of early-second-millennium BC practices from the patriarchal stories in Genesis. For example, the narrative indicates that the firstborn could normally expect to receive the birthright. Yet exceptions abound. Ishmael (Gn 16:15 (RV · LV · Read together); 17:15-21 (RV · LV · Read together)), Esau (25:23 (RV · LV · Read together)), and Reuben (49:3-4 (RV · LV · Read together)) did not receive the birthright. Another item of special interest is Abraham’s suggestion that, in the absence of a son, his servant Eliezer might be regarded as the heir (15:2-5 (RV · LV · Read together)); scholars have found confirmation of this practice in Hurrian legal documents of the second millennium.

GEN 16:15: RV GEN 16:15 · LV GEN 16:15 · Read together GEN 16:15

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OET-RV GEN 16:15

15 Then Hagar gave birth to a son for Avram, and Avram named him Yishmael (Ishmael).

OET-LV GEN 16:15

15 And_ Hāgār _she/it _gave _birth to_ʼAⱱrām a _son and_ ʼAⱱrām _he/it _called the _name _of his/its_son whom Hāgār she _had _borne Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael).

GEN 17:15–21: RV GEN 17:15–21 · LV GEN 17:15–21 · Read together GEN 17:15–21

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OET-RV GEN 17:15

15 God also told Avraham, “As for your wife Saray (Sarai), don’t call her Saray anymore, because from now on her name will be ‘Sarah’

OET-RV GEN 17:16

16 and I will bless her, and I’ll also give you a son from her. Yes, I’ll bless her and she’ll become the mother of nations—kings of peoples will come from her.”

OET-RV GEN 17:17

17 Avraham fell to his knees and he laughed and said to himself, “How can a hundred year old man father a child? And what about Sarah who’s ninety-nine years old having a baby!”

OET-RV GEN 17:18

18 Then Avraham said to God, “If only you’d bless Yishmael (Ishmael) as my heir.”

OET-RV GEN 17:19

19 “No,” God replied, “It’ll be your wife Sarah who gives you a son, and you’ll name him ‘Yitshak’ (Isaac) (meaning ‘one who laughs’). I’ll establish my agreement with him as a never-ending commitment to him and his descendants.

OET-RV GEN 17:20

20 But as for Yishmael, I’ve heard your request. Listen, I’ll bless him and make him fruitful and give him very many descendants. He’ll father twelve rulers and I’ll make him into a great nation,

OET-RV GEN 17:21

21 however, my agreement will be established with Yitshak, who Sarah will give birth to by this time next year.”

OET-LV GEN 17:15

15 And_ god _he/it _said to ʼAⱱrāhām Sarai wife _of_your not you _will _call DOM his/its_name Sarai if/because is_Sārāh his/its_name.

OET-LV GEN 17:16

16 And_I _will _bless DOM_her/it and_also I _will _give from_her/it to/for_yourself(m) a _son and_I_will _bless _her and_she _will _become (into)_nations kings _of peoples from_her/it they _will _be.

OET-LV GEN 17:17

17 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he _fell on his/its_faces/face and_he _laughed and_he/it _said in_heart _of_his to_a_son _of one _hundred year[s] will _he _be _born and_if Sārāh a_daughter _of ninety year[s] will _she _bear _a _child.

OET-LV GEN 17:18

18 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he/it _said to the_ʼElohīm if Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) he _will _live before_you.

OET-LV GEN 17:19

19 And_ god _he/it _said but Sārāh wife _of_your is_about _to _bear to/for_yourself(m) a _son and_you _will _call DOM his/its_name Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_I _will _establish DOM covenant _of_my with_him/it to_a _covenant _of perpetuity for_offspring _of_his after_him.

OET-LV GEN 17:20

20 And_to_Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) I_have _heard _you HERE I _will _bless DOM_him/it and_I _will _make _fruitful DOM_him/it and_I _will _multiply DOM_him/it with_muchness muchness two _plus ten princes he _will _father and_I _will _give_him/it to_(a)_nation great.

OET-LV GEN 17:21

21 And_DOM covenant _of_my I _will _establish with Yiʦḩāq whom she _will _bear to/for_yourself(m) Sārāh to_time the_this in_year (the)_following.

GEN 25:23: RV GEN 25:23 · LV GEN 25:23 · Read together GEN 25:23

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OET-RV GEN 25:23

23 and he responded,
⇔ “There’s two nations inside your womb—
⇔ two different peoples will come from within you.
⇔ One group will become stronger than the other,
⇔ and the older will serve the younger.”

OET-LV GEN 25:23

23 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to/for_her/it two _of nations are_in_womb _of_your and_two _of peoples from_your(pl)_inward _of_parts they _will _separate and_a _people more_than _a _people it _will _be _strong and_the_great_one it _will _serve the_young_one.

GEN 49:3–4: RV GEN 49:3–4 · LV GEN 49:3–4 · Read together GEN 49:3–4

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OET-RV GEN 49:3

⇔  3 Re’uven you’re my eldest,
⇔ ≈ my power and the beginning of my strength.
⇔ With excellence in dignity,
⇔ ≈ and excelling in power.

OET-RV GEN 49:4

4 But you’re destructive like strong waters.
⇔ You climbed into my bed (with my slave-wife).
⇔ ≈ You got onto my couch and defiled it.

OET-LV GEN 49:3

3 Oh _Rəʼūⱱēn firstborn _of_are_my you strength _of_my and_the _beginning _of my _generative _power _of_my excellence _of dignity and_excellence _of power.

OET-LV GEN 49:4

4 Destructiveness like_water do _not excel if/because you _went _up the _bed(s)_of your _father _of_your then you _profaned_it bed _of_my he _went _up.

GEN 15:2–5: RV GEN 15:2–5 · LV GEN 15:2–5 · Read together GEN 15:2–5

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OET-RV GEN 15:2

2 “My master Yahweh,” replied Avram, “what will you give me, since we have no children and it’s Eliezer (my chief slave from Damesek (Damascus)) who’ll inherit all my possessions?”

OET-RV GEN 15:3

3 Then he continued, “Yes, you haven’t given me a child so wow, my heir is a slave from my household!”

OET-RV GEN 15:4

4 Then listen, Yahweh’s word came to Avram saying, “That man won’t be your heir, but on the contrary, it’ll be your biological son.”

OET-RV GEN 15:5

5 Then Yahweh took Avram outside and said, “Look up at the sky and see if you can count the stars.” Then he said to him, “Your descendants will be like that.”

OET-LV GEN 15:2

2 And_ ʼAⱱrām _he/it _said my_master YHWH what will _you _give to_me and_I am_going childless and_the _son _of the _acquisition _of my _household _of_my he is_Dammeseq ʼElīˊezer.

OET-LV GEN 15:3

3 And_ ʼAⱱrām _he/it _said HERE to_me not you _have _given offspring and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the _son _of my _household _of_my is_inheriting DOM_me.

OET-LV GEN 15:4

4 And_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the _message _of YHWH to_him/it to_say not he_will _inherit _you this_one if/because (if) one_who he _will _come _out from_your(pl)_inward _of_parts he he_will _inherit _you.

OET-LV GEN 15:5

5 And_he _brought _out DOM_him/it to_the_outside and_he/it _said look please to_the_heavens and_count the_stars if you _are _able to_count DOM_them and_he/it _said to_him/it thus it _will _be offspring _of_your.

The Hebrew Nation

According to Deuteronomy 21:15-17 (RV · LV · Read together), Hebrew firstborns were legally entitled to a double portion of the inheritance. Israelite law also made provision for widows through the practice of levirate marriage (Dt 25:5 (RV · LV · Read together); see Gn 38:8 (RV · LV · Read together); Ru 4:5 (RV · LV · Read together)).

DEU 21:15–17: RV DEU 21:15–17 · LV DEU 21:15–17 · Read together DEU 21:15–17

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OET-RV DEU 21:15

15 If a man has two wives and loves one more than the other, but they’ve both given birth to sons for him but the oldest son is from the wife he dislikes,

OET-RV DEU 21:16

16 then when he assigns his inheritance to his sons, he mustn’t favour the son of the favourite wife over that eldest son.

OET-RV DEU 21:17

17 Instead, he must acknowledge the son of the wife he dislikes, and given him double of everything, because that son is the beginning of his strength, and the largest share belongs to him.

OET-LV DEU 21:15

15 If/because they _will _belong to_a _man two _of wives the_one(f) is_loved and_the_one is_hated and_they _gave _birth to_him/it sons the _loved_wife and_the _hated_wife and_ the_son the_firstborn _it _was to_wife.

OET-LV DEU 21:16

16 And_it _was in/on_day he_causes _to _inherit DOM sons _of_his DOM that_which it _will _belong to_him/it not he _will _be _able to_treat _as _firstborn DOM the _son _of the _loved_wife on the _face _of the _son _of the _hated_wife the_firstborn.

OET-LV DEU 21:17

17 If/because DOM the_firstborn the _son _of the _hated_wife he _will _acknowledge by_giving to_him/it a _mouth _of two in_all that it _will _be _found to_him/it if/because he is_the _beginning _of his _generative _power _of_his to_him/it the _claim _of the _birthright.

DEU 25:5: RV DEU 25:5 · LV DEU 25:5 · Read together DEU 25:5

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OET-RV DEU 25:5

5 If some brothers live on the same property and one of them dies without leaving a son, then the widow mustn’t marry outside of the family. Her brother-in-law must take her as a wife for himself and perform the duty of a brother-in-law.

OET-LV DEU 25:5

5 If/because brothers they _will _dwell together and_ one from_them _he _will _die and_a _son there_belongs_not to_him/it not the _wife _of the _dead_man she _will _belong to_the_outside to_a _man strange brother _of_her _husband’s he _will _go on/upon_it(f) and_he_will _take _her to_him/it to/for_(a)_woman and_he_will _act _as _a _husband’s _brother _for _her.

GEN 38:8: RV GEN 38:8 · LV GEN 38:8 · Read together GEN 38:8

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OET-RV GEN 38:8

8 Then Yehudah said to Onan, “Go to your brother’s wife and perform your brotherly duty to her to produce children for your brother.”

OET-LV GEN 38:8

8 And_ Yəhūdāh _he/it _said to_ʼŌnān go into the _wife _of your(ms)_brother/kindred and_act _as _a _husband’s _brother _for DOM_her/it and_raise _up offspring for_brother _of_your.

RUT 4:5: RV RUT 4:5 · LV RUT 4:5 · Read together RUT 4:5

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OET-RV RUT 4:5

5 “When you buy the land from No’omi,” Boaz continued, “you will also need to marry Ruth, our deceased relative’s widow from Moav, so that she’ll have a son who will inherit the property and continue Elimelek’s family line.”

OET-LV RUT 4:5

5 And_ Boˊaz _he/it _said in/on_day acquire_you the_field from_the _hand _of Noˊₒmī and_from_with Rūt the _Mōʼāⱱite_woman the _wife _of the _dead_man you _have _acquired to_raise _up the _name _of the _dead_man over inheritance _of_his.

According to Numbers 27:1-11 (RV · LV · Read together), the daughters of Zelophehad argued that they should receive the inheritance since their father had died without sons. Consequently, God decreed that if a man died without sons, the inheritance should be transferred to his daughter; if he had no daughter, to his brothers; if he had no brothers, to his nearest relatives. This particular incident also illustrates the importance of preserving tribal possessions: the daughters of Zelophehad were not allowed to marry outside the tribe of Manasseh, for this would mean transferral of the property to another tribe (Nm 36 (RV · LV · Read together)).

NUM 27:1–11: RV NUM 27:1–11 · LV NUM 27:1–11 · Read together NUM 27:1–11

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OET-RV NUM 27:1

27 Then the daughters of Tselofehad (son of Hefer, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Menasheh (Manasseh)) approached. Their names were Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirtsah.

OET-RV NUM 27:2

2 They stood in front of Mosheh (Moses) and the priest Eleazar and all the leaders and the people there at the entrance to the sacred tent, and asked,

OET-RV NUM 27:3

3 “Our father died in the wilderness, although he wasn’t part of the group who joined Korah to rebel against Yahweh—it was for his own personal disobedience that he died. He didn’t have any sons

OET-RV NUM 27:4

4 but why should his family name disappear from our clan just because he had no sons? So give us some land like our father’s relatives will be getting.”

OET-RV NUM 27:5

5 So Mosheh took their case to Yahweh

OET-RV NUM 27:6

6 and he responded,

OET-RV NUM 27:7

7 “It’s right what Tselofehad’s daughters are saying. You must give them some land like their father’s relatives will be getting. Give them whatever would have been given to their father as his inheritance.

OET-RV NUM 27:8

8 Also, tell the people that if a man dies without sons, then his inheritance should go to his daughter(s).

OET-RV NUM 27:9

9 If he had no children, then it should go to his brothers,

OET-RV NUM 27:10

10 and if he has no brothers, then it should go to his father’s brothers.

OET-RV NUM 27:11

11 However, if his father had no brothers, then the inheritance should go to his nearest blood-relative to become his possession. That will become a permanent regulation for Yisrael (Israel), just as Yahweh has commanded.”

OET-LV NUM 27:1

27 And_ the _daughters _of Tsəlofḩād/(Zelophehad) the _son _of Ḩēfer the _son _of Gilˊād the _son _of Mākīr the _son _of Mənashsheh of_the _clans _of Mənashsheh the _son _of Yōşēf/(Joseph) _they _drew _near and_these were_the _names _of his _daughters _of_his Maḩlāh Noˊāh and_Ḩoglāh and_Milkāh and_Tirʦāh.

OET-LV NUM 27:2

2 And_they _took _their _stand to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Mosheh and_before _of ʼElˊāzār the_priest/officer and_before _of the_leaders and_all the_congregation the _entrance _of the _tent _of meeting to_say.

OET-LV NUM 27:3

3 father _of_our he _died in_wilderness and_he not he _was in _the_middle the_company which_gathered on YHWH in_the _company _of Qoraḩ if/because in_his _own _of_sin he _died and_sons not they _belonged to_him/it.

OET-LV NUM 27:4

4 To/for_what the _name _of our _father _of_our will _it _be _withdrawn from_among _of clan _of_his if/because there_belonged_not to_him/it a _son give to/for_ourselves a _possession in _the_middle the _brothers _of our _father _of_our.

OET-LV NUM 27:5

5 And_ Mosheh _he _brought _near DOM case _of to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH.

OET-LV NUM 27:6

6 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh to_saying.

OET-LV NUM 27:7

7 Right the _daughters _of Tsəlofḩād are_speaking indeed _(give) you _will _give to/for_them possession _of an _inheritance in _the_middle the _brothers _of their _father _of_their and_you _will _make _pass _over DOM the _inheritance _of their _father _of_their to_them.

OET-LV NUM 27:8

8 And_near/to the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) you _will _speak to_say a _man if/because he _will _die and_a _son there_will _belong_not to_him/it and_you(pl)_will _make _pass _over DOM inheritance _of_his to_daughter _of_his.

OET-LV NUM 27:9

9 And_if there_will _belong_not to_him/it a _daughter and_you(pl)_will _give DOM inheritance _of_his to_brothers _of_his.

OET-LV NUM 27:10

10 And_if there_will _belong_not to_him/it brothers and_you(pl)_will _give DOM inheritance _of_his to_the _brothers _of his/its_father.

OET-LV NUM 27:11

11 And_if there_will _belong_not brothers to_father _of_his and_you(pl)_will _give DOM inheritance _of_his to_relative _of_his (the)_near to_him/it from_his _own _of_clan and_he _will _take _possession _of DOM_her/it and_it _will _become for_the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) (into)_a_regulation _of judgement just_as YHWH he _has _commanded DOM Mosheh.

How highly the Israelites valued their family’s inherited possessions may be gathered from Leviticus 25:25-28 (RV · LV · Read together). If an individual sold his land for financial reasons, provision must be made for a relative to redeem it; if he had no near relative, he could still purchase it back at a later time, and even if he could not afford to do so, the land automatically reverted to him in the Year of Jubilee, when all debts were canceled (note also Lv 27:14-25 (RV · LV · Read together)).

LEV 25:25–28: RV LEV 25:25–28 · LV LEV 25:25–28 · Read together LEV 25:25–28

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OET-RV LEV 25:25

25 For example, if an Israeli man becomes poor and sells off some of his inherited land, then a close relative must have the right to go and buy back that land.

OET-RV LEV 25:26

26 Even if he didn’t have a relative who could do that, and he prospers again in the future and is able to raise enough money,

OET-RV LEV 25:27

27 then he can calculate the value of the years until the restoration celebration, and then for that amount he must be allowed to buy the land back from the person he’d sold it to.

OET-RV LEV 25:28

28 However, if the original owner wasn’t able to raise enough money, then that piece of land that was sold will remain under the control of the buyer until the restoration celebration year when it must be returned anyway.

OET-LV LEV 25:25

25 If/because your(ms)_brother/kindred he _will _become _impoverished and_he _will _sell some_of_his _possession and_ kinsman-redeemer _of_his (the)_near to_him/it _he _will _come and_he _will _redeem DOM the _thing _sold _of his/its_brother.

OET-LV LEV 25:26

26 And_anyone if/because not he _will _belong for_him/it a _kinsman-redeemer and_ his/its_hand _it _will _reach and_he _will _find according_to _the _sufficiency _of its _redemption _of_his.

OET-LV LEV 25:27

27 And_he _will _calculate DOM the _years _of its _sale _of_his and_he _will _repay DOM the_surplus to_person whom he _sold_it to_him/it and_he _will _return to_possession _of_his.

OET-LV LEV 25:28

28 And_if not his/its_hand it _has _found sufficiency _of (of)_to _repay to_him/it and_ sold _of_his _thing _it _was in_the _hand _of the_one _who_bought DOM_him/it until the _year _of the _jubilee and_it _will _go _out in_jubilee and_he _will _return to_possession _of_his.

LEV 27:14–25: RV LEV 27:14–25 · LV LEV 27:14–25 · Read together LEV 27:14–25

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OET-RV LEV 27:14

14 If someone dedicates their house as sacred to Yahweh, a priest must value it according to its quality—the priest’s decision will be final.

OET-RV LEV 27:15

15 However, if that person decides to buy back their house, then an extra twenty percent must be added to the valuation and then it can be theirs again.

OET-RV LEV 27:16

16 If someone dedicates part of their farmland as sacred to Yahweh, then it will be valued according to how much seed would be sown in it—fifty silver coins for each 130kg of barley seed required.

OET-RV LEV 27:17

17 ⇔That would be its value if it was dedicated during the restoration celebration year,

OET-RV LEV 27:18

18 but in the years following, the priest must calculate the field’s value depending on how many years remain before the next rest year.

OET-RV LEV 27:19

19 However, if that person decides to buy back their land, then an extra twenty percent must be added to the valuation and then it can be theirs again.

OET-RV LEV 27:20

20 If the person doesn’t buy back the field but sells it to someone else, then it can’t be bought back again.

OET-RV LEV 27:21

21 Then when the field is released at the next rest year, it will be sacred to Yahweh and the priests will take ownership.

OET-RV LEV 27:22

22 If someone dedicates to Yahweh some land that they’ve bought (i.e., it’s not part of their clan inheritance),

OET-RV LEV 27:23

23 then a priest must calculate the valuation until the next restoration celebration year, and it must be paid that same day —becoming sacred to Yahweh.

OET-RV LEV 27:24

24 In that rest year, the land will return to the original owner who has it as part of their clan inheritance.

OET-RV LEV 27:25

25 All valuations will be calculated using the standard weights from the sanctuary—the silver coin must weigh twelve grams.

OET-LV LEV 27:14

14 And_anyone if/because he _will _set _apart _as _holy DOM house _of_his a _holy _thing to/for_YHWH and_he_will _evaluate _it the_priest/officer between good and_between bad just_as the_priest/officer he _will _evaluate DOM_him/it so it _will _stand.

OET-LV LEV 27:15

15 And_if the_one_who_sets _apart _as _holy he _will _redeem DOM house _of_his and_he _will _add the _fifth _part _of the _silver _of your _valuation _of_your on/upon/above_him/it and_it _was to_him/it.

OET-LV LEV 27:16

16 And_if some_of _the _field _of his _possession _of_his anyone he _will _set _apart _as _holy to/for_YHWH and_it _was valuation _of_your to_the _mouth _of his/its_seed seed _of a _homer _of barley(s) for_fifty shekel[s]_of silver.

OET-LV LEV 27:17

17 If from_the _year _of the _jubilee he _will _set _apart _as _holy field _of_his according_to _of_your _valuation it _will _stand.

OET-LV LEV 27:18

18 And_if after the_jubilee he _will _set _apart _as _holy field _of_his and_he _will _calculate to_him/it the_priest/officer DOM the_money on the _mouth _of the _years which_remain until the _year _of the _jubilee and_it _will _be _deducted from_valuation _of_your.

OET-LV LEV 27:19

19 And_if indeed _(redeem) the_one_who_set _apart _as _holy DOM_him/it he _will _redeem DOM the_field and_he _will _add the _fifth _part _of the _silver _of your _valuation _of_your on/upon/above_him/it and_it _will _stand to_him/it.

OET-LV LEV 27:20

20 And_if not he _will _redeem DOM the_field and_if he _has _sold DOM the_field to_a _man another not it _will _be _redeemed again.

OET-LV LEV 27:21

21 And_it _was the_field in_his/its_coming _out in_jubilee a _holy _thing to/for_YHWH like _(the)_field _of (the)_total _destruction to_priest it _will _belong possession _of_his.

OET-LV LEV 27:22

22 And_if DOM (the)_field _of his _purchase _of_his which not is_from_the _field _of his _possession _of_his he _will _set _apart _as _holy to/for_YHWH.

OET-LV LEV 27:23

23 And_he _will _calculate to_him/it the_priest/officer DOM the _amount _of (the)_valuation _of_your until the _year _of the _jubilee and_he/it _gave DOM (the)_valuation _of_your in _the_day (the)_that a _holy _thing to/for_YHWH.

OET-LV LEV 27:24

24 In_year of_the _jubilee the_field it _will _return to_the_one_whom he_bought _it from_with_him to_the_one_whom to_him/it the _possession _of the_earth/land.

OET-LV LEV 27:25

25 And_all valuation _of_your it _will _be by_the _shekel _of the _holy _place twenty gerah[s] it _will _be the_shekel.

In the New Testament

Apart from the reference to levirate marriage in Matthew 22:23-33 (RV · LV · Read together) (Mk 12:18-27 (RV · LV · Read together); Lk 20:27-40 (RV · LV · Read together)), the NT has little to say about principles of property transferral during Roman times.

MAT 22:23–33: RV MAT 22:23–33 · LV MAT 22:23–33 · Read together MAT 22:23–33

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OET-RV MAT 22:23

23 On the same day, some people from the Saddoukaios (Sadducee) sect (who claim people won’t rise back to life after dying) approached Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) and asked,

OET-RV MAT 22:24

24 “Teacher, Mosheh (Moses) wrote that if a married man dies childless, his brother should marry the widow and in that way raise children for his deceased brother.

OET-RV MAT 22:25

25 Well, there were seven brothers amongst us, and the first one got married and then died childless. So his brother married the widow.

OET-RV MAT 22:26

26 The same happened for the second brother, and the third, all the way to the seventh.

OET-RV MAT 22:27

27 Finally the woman died.

OET-RV MAT 22:28

28 Now then, if people rise back to life, which of the brothers will she be the wife of, since they were all married to her?”

OET-RV MAT 22:29

29 “You’ve got it wrong,” Yeshua answered, “because you don’t understand either the scriptures or God’s power.

OET-RV MAT 22:30

30 When people come back to life, there’ll be no marrying or getting engaged, because they’ll be like the messengers in heaven.

OET-RV MAT 22:31

31 But as for coming back to life after dying, isn’t it written in the scriptures that God said,

OET-RV MAT 22:32

32 ‘I am Avraham’s god and Yitshak’s (Isaac) god and Ya’akov’s (Jacob) god’? God isn’t the god of dead people, but of living ones.”

OET-RV MAT 22:33

33 When the crowds heard his answer, they were amazed at his teaching.

OET-LV MAT 22:23

23 On that the day Saddoukaios_sect approached to _him saying not to _be a_resurrection, and they _asked him

OET-LV MAT 22:24

24 saying:
Teacher, Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) said:
If anyone may _die _off not having children, the brother of _him will _be _marrying the wife of _him, and he _will _be _raising _up children for _the brother of _him.

OET-LV MAT 22:25

25 And they _were seven brothers among us, and the first having _married died, and not having seed, left the wife of _him to _the brother of _him.

OET-LV MAT 22:26

26 Likewise also the second, and the third, to the seven,

OET-LV MAT 22:27

27 and last of _all, the woman died _off.

OET-LV MAT 22:28

28 Therefore in the resurrection, she _will _be the_wife of _which of _the seven?
For/Because all had her.

OET-LV MAT 22:29

29 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answering said to _them:
You _all _are _being _strayed, not having _known the scriptures nor the power of_ the _god.

OET-LV MAT 22:30

30 For/Because in the resurrection, they _are_ neither _marrying nor are _being _betrothed, but they _are like messengers in the heaven.

OET-LV MAT 22:31

31 But concerning the resurrection of _the dead, you _all_ not _read the message having _been _spoken to _you _all by the god saying,

OET-LV MAT 22:32

32 I am the god of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), and the god of _Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq), and the god of_Yakōb/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ)?
The god is not of_the_dead, but of_the_living.

OET-LV MAT 22:33

33 And the crowds having _heard, they _were _being _astonished at the teaching of _him.

MRK 12:18–27: RV MRK 12:18–27 · LV MRK 12:18–27 · Read together MRK 12:18–27

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OET-RV MRK 12:18

18 Another time, members of the Saddoukaios (Sadducee) sect (which says that there’s no resurrection), came to Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) and asked,

OET-RV MRK 12:19

19 “Teacher, Mosheh (Moses) wrote that if a man’s married brother should die before his wife without having any children, then his brother should marry her to produce descendants in his brother’s name.

OET-RV MRK 12:20

20 Now what if there were seven brothers and the first one got married and died childless.

OET-RV MRK 12:21

21 So then the second brother took her in, but again died childless, and then too the third.

OET-RV MRK 12:22

22 Eventually all seven brothers died childless, and finally the woman also died.

OET-RV MRK 12:23

23 Now, at the resurrection of the dead, which brother will she be the wife of, because at some point, she was married to each of the seven of them?”

OET-RV MRK 12:24

24 “Actually you’re all quite wrong,” Yeshua answered, “because you ignore the scriptures and also because you haven’t experienced God’s power.

OET-RV MRK 12:25

25 When the dead do come back to life, they won’t be getting engaged or married, but will be like the messengers in the heavens.

OET-RV MRK 12:26

26 But as for the state of those who’ve died, didn’t you all read in the scriptures about Mosheh when God spoke to him in front of the burning thorn bush and said, ‘I am the god of Avraham and the god of Yitshak (Isaac) and the god of Ya’akov’ (Jacob)?

OET-RV MRK 12:27

27 So God is not the god of the dead, but of the living. You Saddoukaios (Sadducees) are very wrong!”

OET-LV MRK 12:18

18 And the_Saddoukaios_sect are _coming to him, who are _saying to_ not _be a_resurrection, and they _were _asking him saying,

OET-LV MRK 12:19

19 Teacher, Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) wrote to _us, that if A_brother of _anyone may _die _off, and may _leave a_wife and may_ not _leave children, that the brother of _him may _take the wife, and may _raise _up seed for _the brother of _him.

OET-LV MRK 12:20

20 There _were seven brothers, and the first took a_wife, and dying _off, not left seed,

OET-LV MRK 12:21

21 and the second took her, and died _off, not having _left seed, and the third likewise.

OET-LV MRK 12:22

22 Also the seven not left seed.
Lastly of _all, the woman also died _off.

OET-LV MRK 12:23

23 In the resurrection, of _which of _them will _be _she the_wife?
For/Because the seven had her as_a_wife.

OET-LV MRK 12:24

24 the Yaʸsous was _saying to _them:
Not are _you _all _being _strayed because _of this, not having _known the scriptures, nor the power of_ the _god?

OET-LV MRK 12:25

25 For/Because whenever they _may _rise _up from the_dead, they _are_ neither _marrying nor are _being _betrothed, but they _are like messengers in the heavens.

OET-LV MRK 12:26

26 But concerning the dead, that they _are _being _raised, not you _all _read in the scroll of _Mōsaʸs concerning the thorn _bush, how the god spoke to _him saying:
I am the god of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), and god of _Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq), and the god of_Yakōb/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ)?

OET-LV MRK 12:27

27 Not is god of_the_dead, but of_the_living.
You _all _are _being_ much _strayed.

In the parable of the prodigal son, the younger son in the family requested his share of the inheritance (Lk 15:12 (RV · LV · Read together)). One should also note that the elder son, who with false piety looked down on his brother’s behavior, had not protested when his brother asked for the inheritance; on the contrary, the elder brother too, without complaining, received his share—presumably a double portion.

LUK 15:12: RV LUK 15:12 · LV LUK 15:12 · Read together LUK 15:12

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OET-RV LUK 15:12

12 The younger son asked his father to give him his inheritance in advance, so the father divided everything up.

OET-LV LUK 15:12

12 And the younger of _them said to _the father:
father, give to _me the breaking _down portion of _the estate.
he and he _divided the living to _them.

In another significant passage (Gal 4:1-2 (RV · LV · Read together)) Paul, seeking to illustrate a theological point, refers to secular practices. An heir, he tells us, is subject to guardians and managers during his childhood, up to the time he actually inherits. The point Paul wants to establish is clear enough, but the illustration does not coincide with what we know of Roman law and unfortunately scholars have been unable to identify the precise social custom in view. It may be that Paul was making reference, in general rather than strict legal terms, to some practice with which he and the Galatians were familiar.

GAL 4:1–2: RV GAL 4:1–2 · LV GAL 4:1–2 · Read together GAL 4:1–2

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OET-RV GAL 4:1

4 But as long as the heir is underage, he’s no wealthier than a slave (even though he’ll become the master),

OET-RV GAL 4:2

2 but he’s under guardians and managers until he reaches the age that his father specified.

OET-LV GAL 4:1

4 And I _am _saying, because/for as _long _as time as _the heir is an_infant, nothing he _is _carrying _value from_a_slave, being master of _all things,

OET-LV GAL 4:2

2 but he _is under guardians and managers, until the appointed _time by _his father.

Theological Aspect

Canaan as Israel’s Inheritance

The conviction that God gave Palestine to the Israelites for their inheritance serves as a bridge between the historical and the theological data. The historical element lies in the obvious fact that the Promised Land, a physical entity, was certainly occupied by the Hebrews and distributed among their tribes. Theologically, however, the Scriptures speak of this occupation as a divine gift; in effect, even the method of distribution was based on the concept that the land belongs to God (Lv 25:23 (RV · LV · Read together); see Ex 15:17 (RV · LV · Read together); Jos 22:27 (RV · LV · Read together); Ez 38:16 (RV · LV · Read together); Jl 1:6 (RV · LV · Read together)).

LEV 25:23: RV LEV 25:23 · LV LEV 25:23 · Read together LEV 25:23

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OET-RV LEV 25:23

23 The land can not be irrevocably sold, because it belongs to me and you all are foreigners and temporary residents on my land.

OET-LV LEV 25:23

23 And_the_earth not it _will _be _sold to_perpetuity if/because to_me the_earth/land if/because are_sojourners and_resident _aliens you(pl) with_me.

EXO 15:17: RV EXO 15:17 · LV EXO 15:17 · Read together EXO 15:17

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OET-RV EXO 15:17

17 Bring them into the land
⇔ and establish them on the mountain of your inheritance.
⇔ The place you’ve chosen to become your home, Yahweh—
⇔ a sanctuary built by your hands, master.

OET-LV EXO 15:17

17 You_will _bring _them and_you_will _plant _them on_the _mountain _of your _inheritance _of_your a _place you_to_dwell you _have _made Oh_YHWH a _sanctuary my_master hands _of_your they _have _established.

JOS 22:27: RV JOS 22:27 · LV JOS 22:27 · Read together JOS 22:27

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OET-RV JOS 22:27

27 but as a symbol to remind our future descendants and yours, that we all truly worship Yahweh with our burnt offerings, our sacrifices, and our peace offerings, so your descendants can’t tell our future descendants that we have no business worshipping Yahweh.

OET-LV JOS 22:27

27 If/because is_a _witness it between_us and_between_you(pl) and_between generations _of_our after_us to_serve DOM the _service _of YHWH before_him with_our _burnt _of_offerings and_with_sacrifices _of_our and_with_our _peace _of_offerings and_not descendants _of_your(pl) they _will _say tomorrow to_descendants _of_our there_belongs_not to/for_you(pl) a _portion in_YHWH.

EZE 38:16: RV EZE 38:16 · LV EZE 38:16 · Read together EZE 38:16

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OET-RV EZE 38:16

16 Then you’ll attack my Israeli people like a cloud that covers the land. I’ll send you against my land near the end of the era, so that the nations might know me when I show myself through you, Gog—they’ll see with their own eyes that I always demand what’s right.

OET-LV EZE 38:16

16 And_you _will _go _up on people _of_my Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) like_cloud to_cover the_earth/land in_end/latter the_days it _will _happen and_I_will _bring _you on land _of_my so _as the_nations to _know DOM_me when_I_show _myself _holy in_you(ms) to_eyes _of_their Oh _Gōg.

JOL 1:6: RV JOL 1:6 · LV JOL 1:6 · Read together JOL 1:6

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OET-RV JOL 1:6

⇔  6 Because a powerful nation (of locusts) with innumerable soldiers has come against my land,
⇔ Its teeth are like a lion’s teeth,
⇔ ≈ and the fangs are like those of a lioness.

OET-LV JOL 1:6

6 If/because a _nation it _has _come _up on land _of_my it_is_mighty and_there_is_not number teeth _of_its are_the_teeth _of a _lion and_the _fangs _of a _lion to_him/it.

The theme goes back to Genesis 12:1-3 (RV · LV · Read together). God, in choosing Abraham, instructed him to move to a new country and promised to make him a great and blessed nation (Heb 11:8 (RV · LV · Read together)). The significance of the land in this Abrahamic promise is made more explicit later, when we are told that God promised to give Canaan to Abraham’s descendants after four centuries of Egyptian bondage (Gn 15:12-21 (RV · LV · Read together); see Acts 7:5 (RV · LV · Read together)).

GEN 12:1–3: RV GEN 12:1–3 · LV GEN 12:1–3 · Read together GEN 12:1–3

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OET-RV GEN 12:1

12 Then Yahweh said to Avram, “You must leave your land and your relatives and your father’s house and go to the land that I’ll show you.

OET-RV GEN 12:2

2 I’ll bless you and make you into a great nation. I’ll make you famous and you’ll be a blessing to others.

OET-RV GEN 12:3

3 I’ll bless everyone who blesses you, but I’ll curse anyone who curses you. All the families on the earth will be blessed because of you.

OET-LV GEN 12:1

12 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to ʼAⱱrām go to/for_yourself(m) from_your(ms)_land and_from_your(ms)_descendants and_from_household your _father _of_your to the_earth/land which I _will _show_you(ms).

OET-LV GEN 12:2

2 And_I _will _make_you(ms) to_(a)_nation great and_I _will _bless_you(ms) and_I _will _make _big/great your(ms)_name and_be a _blessing.

OET-LV GEN 12:3

3 And_I _will _bless (those _who)bless_you(ms) and_despises_you(ms) I _will _curse and_they _will _be _blessed in_you(ms) all _of the _clans _of the_soil.

HEB 11:8: RV HEB 11:8 · LV HEB 11:8 · Read together HEB 11:8

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OET-RV HEB 11:8

8 By faith, Avraham submitted when he was called and travelled to the place that he was going to receive as an inheritance—departing without even knowing where he was going.

OET-LV HEB 11:8

8 By _faith being _called, Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), submitted to _come _out into a_place that he _was _going to _be _receiving for an_inheritance, and came _out not knowing where he _is _coming.

GEN 15:12–21: RV GEN 15:12–21 · LV GEN 15:12–21 · Read together GEN 15:12–21

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OET-RV GEN 15:12

12 Later as the sun was going down, Avram fell into a deep sleep, and it suddenly became completely dark and he became terrified,

OET-RV GEN 15:13

13 and Yahweh said to Avram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that doesn’t belong to them, and they’ll serve the rulers of that land and those rulers will persecute them for 400 years.

OET-RV GEN 15:14

14 But just as certain, I’ll punish the nation that they serve and after that they’ll come out with many possessions.

OET-RV GEN 15:15

15 And as for you, you’ll go to your ancestors in peace—you’ll be buried at a good old age.

OET-RV GEN 15:16

16 Then in the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, because the Amorim’ sins won’t be complete until then.”

OET-RV GEN 15:17

17 Then the sun went down and darkness came, and wow, there was a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch that passed between those animal halves.

OET-RV GEN 15:18

18 On that day Yahweh made an agreement with Avram, saying, “I’ve given this land to your descendants, from Mitsrayim’s (Egypt) river to the famous Perat (Euphrates) River.

OET-RV GEN 15:19

19 That includes the land of the Keynim, the Kenizim, the Kadmoni,

OET-RV GEN 15:20

20 the Hitim, the Perizim, the Refaim,

OET-RV GEN 15:21

21 the Amorim, the Kena’anim (Canaanites), the Girgashim, and the Yevusim.”

OET-LV GEN 15:12

12 And_he/it _was the_sun about_to_go and_a _deep _sleep it _fell on ʼAⱱrām and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE dread darkness great was_falling on/upon/above_him/it.

OET-LV GEN 15:13

13 And_he/it _said to_ʼAⱱrām certainly _(know) you _will _know if/because _that a _sojourner it _will _be your(ms)_seed/fruit in_land which_not to/for_them and_they_will _serve _them and_they _will _afflict DOM_them four hundred(s) year[s].

OET-LV GEN 15:14

14 And_also DOM the_nation which they _will _serve I will _be_judging and_after thus they _will _come _out with_possession[s] great.

OET-LV GEN 15:15

15 And_you(ms) you _will _go to ancestors _of_your in_peace you _will _be _buried in_old _age good.

OET-LV GEN 15:16

16 And_the_generation fourth they _will _return hither if/because not is_complete the _iniquity _of the_ʼAmorī until now.

OET-LV GEN 15:17

17 And_he/it _was the_sun it _had _gone and_darkness it _was and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE a _fire _pot _of smoke and_a _torch _of fire which it _passed between the_pieces the_these.

OET-LV GEN 15:18

18 In _the_day (the)_that YHWH he _made with ʼAⱱrām a _covenant to_say to_offspring _of_your I _give DOM the_earth/land (the)_this from_the _river _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) to the_river the_big/great(sg) the _river _of Pərāt.

OET-LV GEN 15:19

19 DOM the_Qēynī[s] and_DOM the_Kenizzite[s] and_DOM the_Kadmonite[s].

OET-LV GEN 15:20

20 And_DOM the_Ḩittiy[s] and_DOM the_Pərizzī[s] and_DOM the_Rəfāʼīm.

OET-LV GEN 15:21

21 And_DOM the_ʼAmorī and_DOM the_Kənaˊₐnī and_DOM the_Girgāshiy and_DOM the_Yəⱱūşī.

ACT 7:5: RV ACT 7:5 · LV ACT 7:5 · Read together ACT 7:5

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OET-RV ACT 7:5

5 Avraham hadn’t received any land here as an inheritance, in fact he’d never been near this land and nor did he have any children, yet God promised to give this entire country to him and his descendants.

OET-LV ACT 7:5

5 And not gave to _him an_inheritance in it, nor the_tribunal of_a_foot, but he _promised to _give to _him for a_possession it, and to _the descendants of _him after him, not being to _him a_child.

Since Canaan was occupied by wicked inhabitants, the land was to be taken by force; to inherit the land therefore really means to take possession of it. Israel must trust God, whose land it is, to give them the victory (Jos 1:1-9 (RV · LV · Read together); 21:43-45 (RV · LV · Read together); Jgs 7:2 (RV · LV · Read together); Ps 44:1-3 (RV · LV PSA 44:2–4 · Read together); Acts 13:19 (RV · LV · Read together)). Once they conquered the land, it was apportioned among the tribes according to their size (following the instructions in Nm 26:52-54 (RV · LV · Read together)). God further commanded the people to divide the land by lot (vv 55-56 (RV · LV · Read together)). Thus, from the initial promise to Abraham, to the actual apportionment of the land and even with reference to the future (Is 60:21 (RV · LV · Read together); Ez 45:1-8 (RV · LV · Read together); 47:13–48:29 (RV EZE 47:13–23 · RV EZE 48:1–29 · LV EZE 47:13–23 · LV EZE 48:1–29 · Read together EZE 47:13–23 · Read together EZE 48:1–29)), the people were made fully aware that their inheritance lay in the hands of a sovereign Lord.

JOS 1:1–9: RV JOS 1:1–9 · LV JOS 1:1–9 · Read together JOS 1:1–9

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OET-RV JOS 1:1

1 After the death of Yahweh’s servant Mosheh (Moses), Yahweh spoke to Mosheh’s servant Yehoshua (Joshua) (the son of Nun), saying,

OET-RV JOS 1:2

2 “Now that my servant Mosheh is dead, you and all these people should pack up and cross over this River Yarden (Jordan) to go to the land that I am about to give to them—to Yisrael’s (Israel) descendants.

OET-RV JOS 1:3

3 I’ll give you all every place that the soles of your feet tread on, just like I told Mosheh.

OET-RV JOS 1:4

4 Your territory will extend from the wilderness in the south to the Levanon mountains in the north, and from the large Perat (Euphrates) River in the east, and right to the Mediterranean sea in the west, including all of the Hitim’ land.

OET-RV JOS 1:5

5 No man will be able to challenge your leadership as long as you live—I’ll be with you just as I was with Mosheh—I won’t fail you or abandon you.

OET-RV JOS 1:6

6 Be strong and be courageous, for you yourself will lead these people to inherit the land that I promised their ancestors that I’d give to them.

OET-RV JOS 1:7

7 Just be strong and very courageous—making sure that you obey everything that my servant Mosheh instructed you. Don’t turn away to the right or to the left from it, so that you’ll be wise in every situation that you end up in.

OET-RV JOS 1:8

8 That book of the law must always be on your lips and you should meditate on it day and night, so that you’ll be careful to follow everything that’s written in it, because then you’ll make your ways prosperous and then you’ll be wise.

OET-RV JOS 1:9

9 Didn’t I order you to be strong and courageous? Don’t tremble or be discouraged because your god Yahweh will be with you wherever you go.”

OET-LV JOS 1:1

1 And_he/it _was after the _death _of Mosheh the _servant _of YHWH and_ YHWH _he/it _said to Yəhōshūˊa the _son _of Nūn the _servant _of Mosheh to_say.

OET-LV JOS 1:2

2 Mosheh servant _of_my he _has _died and_now arise pass _over DOM the_Yardēn/(Jordan) the_this you and_all the_people the_this into the_earth/land which I am_about _to _give to/for_them to_the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV JOS 1:3

3 Every _of place which the _sole _of your _foot _of_your(pl) it _will _tread in/on/over_him/it to/for_you(pl) I_have _given _it just_as I _spoke to Mosheh.

OET-LV JOS 1:4

4 From_the_wilderness and_(the)_Ləⱱānōn the_this and_unto the_river (the)_great the _river _of Pərāt all _of the _land _of the _Ḩittiy and_unto the_sea (the)_great the _setting _of the _sun it _will _be territory _of_your(pl).

OET-LV JOS 1:5

5 Not anyone he _will _stand to_your_face all _of the _days _of your(pl)_life _of_your just_as I _was with Mosheh I _will _be with_you not I_will _abandon _you and_not I_will _leave _you.

OET-LV JOS 1:6

6 Be _strong and_be _bold if/because you you _will _cause _to _inherit DOM the_people the_this DOM the_earth/land which I _swore to_fathers _of_their to_give to/for_them.

OET-LV JOS 1:7

7 Only be _strong and_be _bold exceedingly to_guard/protect for_doing according_to _all _of the_law which he_commanded _you Mosheh servant _of_my do _not turn _aside from_him/it right _hand and_left _hand so _that you _may _prosper in_every where you _will _go.

OET-LV JOS 1:8

8 Not the _book _of the _law the_this it _will _depart from_mouth _of_your and_you _will _meditate in/on/over_him/it by _day and_night so _that you _may _take _care for_doing according_to _every _of (the)_thing_written in/on/over_him/it if/because then you _will _make _successful DOM ways _of_your and_then you _will _be _successful.

OET-LV JOS 1:9

9 Am_not I _commanded_you(ms) be _strong and_be _bold do _not be _terrified and_do _not be _dismayed if/because is_with_you YHWH god _of_your in_every where you _will _go.

JOS 21:43–45: RV JOS 21:43–45 · LV JOS 21:43–45 · Read together JOS 21:43–45

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OET-RV JOS 21:43

43 Thus Yahweh gave the Israelis all the land that he’d promised their ancestors would be given and so the people moved into those regions and lived there.

OET-RV JOS 21:44

44 Yahweh gave them peace as he’d promised their ancestors—none of their enemies could stand against them because Yahweh helped them defeat any enemies.

OET-RV JOS 21:45

45 Yahweh kept every promise that he’d made to the Israelis—it all happened just like he’d said.

OET-LV JOS 21:43

43 And_ YHWH _he/it _gave to_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) DOM all _of the_earth/land which he _had _sworn to_give to_ancestors _of_their and_they_took _possession _of _it and_they _lived in_it.

OET-LV JOS 21:44

44 And_ YHWH _he _gave _rest to/for_them from_round _about according_to _all that he _had _sworn to_ancestors _of_their and_not anyone he _made _a _stand in_faces _of_their from_all enemies _of_their DOM all _of enemies _of_their YHWH he _gave in_hand _of_their.

OET-LV JOS 21:45

45 Not a _message it _fell from_all (the)_message (the)_good which YHWH he _had _spoken to the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) (the)_everything it _came.

JDG 7:2: RV JDG 7:2 · LV JDG 7:2 · Read together JDG 7:2

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OET-RV JDG 7:2

2 Then Yahweh told Gid’on, “You’ve got too many warriors with you for me to give victory over the Midyanites, because what if Yisrael (Israel) takes the glory for themselves thinking that their own strength saved them.

OET-LV JDG 7:2

2 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to Gidˊōn is _too_numerous the_people which is_with_you for_giving_my DOM Midyān in_hand _of_their lest it _should _glorify _itself over_me Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_say hand _of_my _own it _has _delivered to/for_me.

PSA 44:1–3: RV PSA 44:1–3 · LV PSA 44:2–4 · Read together PSA 44:1–3

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OET-RV PSA 44:1

44 God, we have listened with our ears.
⇔ Our ancestors have told us about the miracles you did in their time—in the old days.

OET-RV PSA 44:2

2 You drove out the other nations with your power, but you planted our ancestors.
⇔ ≈ You caused suffering for other people groups, but you sent our ancestors into the land.

OET-RV PSA 44:3

3 Yes, they didn’t take over the land with their swords, and their power didn’t save them,
⇔ ^ but it was your power and your direction, because you were pleased with them.

OET-LV PSA 44:2

2  Oh _god with_ears _of_our we _have _heard ancestors _of_our they _have _recounted to/for_us the_deed[s] which_you _did in_days _of_their in_days _of antiquity.

OET-LV PSA 44:3

3  You hand _of_your nations you _dispossessed and_you_planted _them you _did _harm _to peoples and_you_set _them _free.

OET-LV PSA 44:4

4  If/because not by_sword _of_their they _took _possession _of the_land and_arm _of_their not it _saved (to)_them if/because hand _of_your _right and_arm _of_your and_the _light _of your(pl)_face _of_your if/because you_took _pleasure _in _them.

ACT 13:19: RV ACT 13:19 · LV ACT 13:19 · Read together ACT 13:19

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OET-RV ACT 13:19

19 Then having overthrown seven nations in Kena’an (Canaan), he passed on that land as an inheritance

OET-LV ACT 13:19

19 and having _taken _down seven nations in the_land of_Ⱪanaʼan/(Kinaˊan), he _parcelled _out the land of _them,

NUM 26:52–54: RV NUM 26:52–54 · LV NUM 26:52–54 · Read together NUM 26:52–54

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OET-RV NUM 26:52

52 Then Yahweh told Mosheh (Moses),

OET-RV NUM 26:53

53 “The land should be allocated to those clans according to the number of their names, to become their inheritance.

OET-RV NUM 26:54

54 Those with larger numbers should receive more, and the smaller groups receive less, i.e., each inheritance depends on the number of family members.

OET-LV NUM 26:52

52 And_ YHWH _he/it _spoke to Mosheh to_saying.

OET-LV NUM 26:53

53 To_these the_earth/land it _will _be _divided (in)_an_inheritance by_the_number _of names.

OET-LV NUM 26:54

54 For_many you _will _make _great inheritance _of_its and_for_few you _will _make _small inheritance _of_its each to_the _mouth _of his _enrolled_men it _will _be _given inheritance _of_its.

NUM 26:55–56: RV NUM 26:55–56 · LV NUM 26:55–56 · Read together NUM 26:55–56

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OET-RV NUM 26:55

55 You must throw lots to determine which clan gets which piece of land. The lands of the clans must be within their tribal lands.

OET-RV NUM 26:56

56 Then the size of the area that will become their inheritance must be apportioned according to the census numbers.

OET-LV NUM 26:55

55 Only by_lot DOM the_earth/land it _will _be _divided to_the _names _of the _tribes _of their _ancestors _of_their they _will _inherit.

OET-LV NUM 26:56

56 On the _mouth _of the _lot inheritance _of_its it _will _be _divided between the_many and_the_few.

ISA 60:21: RV ISA 60:21 · LV ISA 60:21 · Read together ISA 60:21

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OET-RV ISA 60:21

21 As for your people, all of them will do what is right.
⇔ They will permanently possess the land—the shoot that I planted—
⇔ my handiwork to showcase my greatness.

OET-LV ISA 60:21

21 And_people _of_your of _them _of_all will _be_righteous forever_perpetuity they _will _possess the_land they_are_the _shoot _of mmm the _work _of my _hands _of to_glorify _myself.

EZE 45:1–8: RV EZE 45:1–8 · LV EZE 45:1–8 · Read together EZE 45:1–8

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OET-RV EZE 45:1

45 When you throw dice to divide up the land as an inheritance for the tribes, you must make an offering of land to Yahweh. That offering will become a sacred part of the land: thirteen kilometres by ten kilometres in size. That entire area will become sacred.

OET-RV EZE 45:2

2 Within that area, a 270m wide square area that’ll surround the sacred place will be left empty, with a further border around it twenty-seven metres wide.

OET-RV EZE 45:3

3 Inside that first, larger area, measure a rectangle thirteen kilometres by five kilometres for the sanctuary—the most sacred place.

OET-RV EZE 45:4

4 It’ll be a sacred place in the nation for the priests who serve Yahweh, who come near Yahweh to serve him. It’ll be a place for their houses and a sacred area for the sacred place.

OET-RV EZE 45:5

5 The other half, which is also thirteen kilometres long and five kilometres wide, will be for towns for the Levites who serve in the temple.

OET-RV EZE 45:6

6 You’ll designate an area thirteen kilometres long by half a kilometre wide for the city that will be next to the area reserved for the holy place. This city will belong to all the Israeli people.

OET-RV EZE 45:7

7 The leader’s land will be on both sides of the area reserved for the holy place and the city—on the west and the east. Its length will be the same as those portions that it’s parallel to.

OET-RV EZE 45:8

8 That area will belong to Yisrael’s (Israel) leader so the leaders won’t keep oppressing my people, but rather they’ll give the rest of the land to be divided among the tribes.

OET-LV EZE 45:1

45 And_when_you_make _fall DOM the_earth/land (in)_an_inheritance you(pl)_will _offer _up a _contribution to/for_YHWH a _holy _portion from the_earth/land the_length will _be_five and_twenty thousand_cubits the_length and_the_breadth will _be_ten thousand_cubits will _be_a _holy _place it in_all _of territory _of_its all _around.

OET-LV EZE 45:2

2 It _will _be of_this to the _holy_place five hundred_cubits by_five hundred_cubits a _square all _around and_fifty cubit[s] open _land to_him/it all _around.

OET-LV EZE 45:3

3 And_from the _measured_area (the)_this you _will _measure a _length _of five and_twenty thousand_cubits and_a _breadth _of ten _of thousand_cubits and_in_it it _will _be the_sanctuary a _holy _place _of holy _places.

OET-LV EZE 45:4

4 Will _be_a _holy _portion from the_earth/land it to_priests who_serve _of (of)_the_sanctuary it _will _belong (the)_approaching to_serve DOM YHWH and_it _was to/for_them a _place for_houses and_a _holy _place for_sanctuary.

OET-LV EZE 45:5

5 And_five and_twenty thousand_cubits length and_ten _of thousand_cubits breadth and_it _will _belong to_Lēviyyiy who_serve _of (of)_the_house to/for_them to_a _possession twenty rooms.

OET-LV EZE 45:6

6 And_the _possession _of the_city you(pl)_will _give five _of thousand_cubits breadth and_length _of five and_twenty thousand_cubits close_to _of the _contribution _of (the)_holiness to/from_all/each/any/every the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _will _belong.

OET-LV EZE 45:7

7 And_will_to _the _prince from_this and_from_this of_the _contribution _of of _(the)_holiness and_of_the _possession _of the_city to the _face _of the _contribution _of (the)_holiness and_near/to the _face _of the _possession _of the_city from_the_side _of the_west westward_to and_from_the_side _of eastward eastward_to and_length corresponding_to _of one of_the _portions from_the_border _of the_west to the_border _of eastward_of.

OET-LV EZE 45:8

8 To_land it _will _belong for_him/it to_a _possession in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_not they _will _oppress again princes _of_my DOM people _of_my and_the_earth they _will _give to_the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_tribes _of_their.

The Believer’s Inheritance

In the OT we find the concept of inheritance transferred from the purely physical to the spiritual. The tribe of Levi, which constituted the priestly clan, received no inheritance, because “the Lord is their inheritance” (Dt 18:1-2 (RV · LV · Read together); see Nm 18:8-24 (RV · LV · Read together)). The Levites, in other words, received no land apportionment, but in their service to God they could begin to enjoy the fuller blessings to which the land inheritance pointed.

DEU 18:1–2: RV DEU 18:1–2 · LV DEU 18:1–2 · Read together DEU 18:1–2

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OET-RV DEU 18:1

18 None of the Levites (including the priests) will receive any land as an inheritance like the other Israelis. Instead, the people’s offerings to Yahweh will be their inheritance to sustain them.

OET-RV DEU 18:2

2 Yes, unlike fellow Israelis, they won’t have any inherited land—Yahweh is their inheritance like he told them.

OET-LV DEU 18:1

18 Not it _will _belong to_priests the_Lēviyyiy all _of the _tribe _of Lēvī a _portion and_an _inheritance with Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _fire _offerings _of YHWH and_inheritance _of_his they_will _eat.

OET-LV DEU 18:2

2 And_an _inheritance not it _will _belong for_him/it in_the _midst _of countrymen _of_his YHWH he inheritance _of_is_his just_as he _spoke to_him/it.

That this truth could not be restricted to Levites is hinted at in Exodus 19:6 (RV · LV · Read together), where the whole nation is called “a kingdom of priests” (see 1 Pt 2:9 (RV · LV · Read together)). Psalm 16 (RV · LV · Read together) makes it clear that no one understood more clearly than David what those words entailed. Even if he were deprived of Israel’s physical inheritance, he had received by lot a more beautiful heritage, the Lord himself, in whose presence he found full joy and everlasting pleasures (Ps 16:5-6, 11 (RV PSA 16:5–6 · RV PSA 16:11 · LV PSA 16:5–6 · LV PSA 16:11 · Read together PSA 16:5–6 · Read together PSA 16:11); see also Pss 73:25-26 (RV · LV · Read together); 142:5 (RV · LV PSA 142:6 · Read together); Is 58:14 (RV · LV · Read together); Lam 3:24 (RV · LV · Read together)).

EXO 19:6: RV EXO 19:6 · LV EXO 19:6 · Read together EXO 19:6

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OET-RV EXO 19:6

6 So you all will be my kingdom of priests and a nation dedicated to me.” (That’s the message to pass on to the Israelis.)

OET-LV EXO 19:6

6 And_you(pl) you(pl)_will _be to_me a _kingdom _of priests and_a _nation holy these are_the_words/messages which you _will _speak to the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

PE1 2:9: RV PE1 2:9 · LV PE1 2:9 · Read together PE1 2:9

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OET-RV PE1 2:9

9 But you believers are a chosen tribe, a group of royal priests, a holy nation, a people group that God has procured, so that you can tell others about the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness and into his marvellous light.

OET-LV PE1 2:9

9 But you _all are a_ chosen _race:
a_royal priesthood, a_ holy _nation, a_people for his_procuring, so _that the virtues you _all _may _proclaim _out, of _the one having _called you _all out _of darkness, to the marvellous light of _him,

PSA 16:1–11: RV PSA 16:1–11 · LV PSA 16:1–11 · Read together PSA 16:1–11

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OET-RV PSA 16:1

16 Protect me, God,
⇔ because you are the one I trust for my safety.

OET-RV PSA 16:2

2 I tell Yahweh, “You are my master. Anything good I do means nothing without you.

OET-RV PSA 16:3

3 As for the godly people who live here, they are noble people.
⇔ I really enjoy being with them.

OET-RV PSA 16:4

4 Their troubles will increase—
⇔ those who choose to worship other gods.
⇔ I won’t pour out their drink offerings of blood
⇔ or even use my lips to name their gods.

OET-RV PSA 16:5

5 Yahweh is all I want as my inheritance and my cup.
⇔ You ensure my future security.

OET-RV PSA 16:6

6 I’ve had a nice piece of land measured out for me—
⇔ it’s definitely a good inheritance that I received.

OET-RV PSA 16:7

7 I will praise Yahweh who gives me good advice.
⇔ Even at night, my conscience teaches me what’s right.

OET-RV PSA 16:8

8 I made a decision to always keep Yahweh on my mind.
⇔ Nothing will worry me, because he’s right here beside me

OET-RV PSA 16:9

9 so I can relax and be happy,
⇔ Also I can live in safety

OET-RV PSA 16:10

10 because you won’t abandon my soul to Sheol.
⇔ You wouldn’t permit your faithful follower to see the pit.

OET-RV PSA 16:11

11 You show me the path that leads to life.
⇔ I’m always happy in your presence.
⇔ I’ll have pleasure forever when I’m with you.”

OET-LV PSA 16:1

16 A _miktam of_Dāvid protect_me Oh _god if/because I _have _taken _refuge in_you.

OET-LV PSA 16:2

2 You(f)_said to/for_YHWH my_master you good _of_my not is_on_you.

OET-LV PSA 16:3

3 To_the_holy_ones who on _the_earth they and_the _majestic_ones_of (of)_whom_all _of delight _of_my is_in_them.

OET-LV PSA 16:4

4 Sorrows _of_their another_god they _have _acquired they _will _increase not I _will _pour _out offerings _of_their _drink from_blood and_not I _will _take DOM names _of_their on lips _of_my.

OET-LV PSA 16:5

5 YHWH is_the _portion _of my _possession _of_my and_cup _of_my you are_holding lot _of_my.

OET-LV PSA 16:6

6 Boundary _lines they _have _fallen to_me in _(the)_places also an _inheritance _of it _is _beautiful on_me.

OET-LV PSA 16:7

7 I _will _bless DOM YHWH who he_has _counselled _me also nights they_have _instructed _me kidneys _of_my.

OET-LV PSA 16:8

8 I _have _placed YHWH to_before_me continually if/because he_is_of_from _my _right _hand not I _will _be _shaken.

OET-LV PSA 16:9

9 For_so/thus/hence heart _of_my it _rejoices and_ honour _of_my _it _was _glad also flesh _of_my it _will _dwell to_security.

OET-LV PSA 16:10

10 If/because not you _will _abandon life _of_my to_Shəʼōl not you _will _permit your _faithful _of_one to_see the_pit.

OET-LV PSA 16:11

11 You_will _make _known _to _me the_path _of life abundance _of gladness(es) are_with presence _of_your pleasant_things are_at_your _right _of_hand perpetuity.

PSA 16:5–6; PSA 16:11: RV PSA 16:5–6 · RV PSA 16:11 · LV PSA 16:5–6 · LV PSA 16:11 · Read together PSA 16:5–6 · Read together PSA 16:11

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OET-RV PSA 16:5

5 Yahweh is all I want as my inheritance and my cup.
⇔ You ensure my future security.

OET-RV PSA 16:6

6 I’ve had a nice piece of land measured out for me—
⇔ it’s definitely a good inheritance that I received.

OET-RV PSA 16:11

11 You show me the path that leads to life.
⇔ I’m always happy in your presence.
⇔ I’ll have pleasure forever when I’m with you.”

OET-LV PSA 16:5

5 YHWH is_the _portion _of my _possession _of_my and_cup _of_my you are_holding lot _of_my.

OET-LV PSA 16:6

6 Boundary _lines they _have _fallen to_me in _(the)_places also an _inheritance _of it _is _beautiful on_me.

OET-LV PSA 16:11

11 You_will _make _known _to _me the_path _of life abundance _of gladness(es) are_with presence _of_your pleasant_things are_at_your _right _of_hand perpetuity.

PSA 73:25–26: RV PSA 73:25–26 · LV PSA 73:25–26 · Read together PSA 73:25–26

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OET-RV PSA 73:25

25 Who else do I have I in heaven to help me other than you?
⇔ ≈ And there’s nothing on the earth that I desire more than you.

OET-RV PSA 73:26

26 My muscles and my heart fail,
⇔ but God is the strength of my heart and my fulfilment forever.

OET-LV PSA 73:25

25 Who to_me in_heavens and_with_you not I _take _pleasure in/on _the_earth.

OET-LV PSA 73:26

26 Flesh _of_my and_heart _of_my it _had _come _to _an _end is_the _rock _of my _heart _of_my and_portion _of_my god forever_perpetuity.

PSA 142:5: RV PSA 142:5 · LV PSA 142:6 · Read together PSA 142:5

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OET-RV PSA 142:5

⇔  5 I called out to you for help, Yahweh.
⇔ I said that you’re my protection—
⇔ my portion in the land of the living.

OET-LV PSA 142:6

6  I _cry _out to_you Oh_YHWH I _say you refuge _of_are_my portion _of_my in_land the_life.

ISA 58:14: RV ISA 58:14 · LV ISA 58:14 · Read together ISA 58:14

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OET-RV ISA 58:14

14 then you’ll take delight in Yahweh.
⇔ I’ll make you ride on the heights of the earth,
⇔ and I’ll give you the same blessings that I gave your ancestor, Ya’akov (Jacob).
⇔ That’s what Yahweh has spoken.

OET-LV ISA 58:14

14 Then you _will _take _delight on YHWH and_I_will _make _you _ride on the_high _places _of the_land and_I_will _feed _you the _inheritance _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) ancestor _of_your if/because the _mouth _of YHWH it _has _spoken.

LAM 3:24: RV LAM 3:24 · LV LAM 3:24 · Read together LAM 3:24

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OET-RV LAM 3:24

24 “Yahweh is my portion,” I told myself,
⇔ “therefore, I’ll place my hope in him.”

OET-LV LAM 3:24

24 Portion _of_is_my YHWH self _of_my it _has _said therefore yes/correct/thus/so I _will _wait to_him/it.

In later Judaism, during and after the intertestamental period, the figure was extended considerably. For example, the rabbis began to speak of the law as the inheritance of the faithful. Further, they might give the idea a negative turn, as when the wicked are said to inherit hell (cf. Jb 27:13 (RV · LV · Read together)). Neither of these figures is found in the NT.

JOB 27:13: RV JOB 27:13 · LV JOB 27:13 · Read together JOB 27:13

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OET-RV JOB 27:13

13 This is the wicked people’s portion from God,
⇔ ≈ and the inheritance that ruthless people will receive from the provider:

OET-LV JOB 27:13

13 This is_the_portion _of a _person wicked with god and_the_inheritance _of ruthless_people which_from_the_almighty they _will _receive.

We also read in Jewish literature statements about inheriting the age to come, the kingdom, eternal life; these ideas occur frequently in the NT (Mt 19:29 (RV · LV · Read together); 25:34 (RV · LV · Read together); Lk 10:25 (RV · LV · Read together); 18:18 (RV · LV · Read together); 1 Cor 6:9-10 (RV · LV · Read together); 15:50 (RV · LV · Read together); Gal 5:21 (RV · LV · Read together); Eph 5:5 (RV · LV · Read together); Ti 3:7 (RV · LV · Read together); Jas 2:5 (RV · LV · Read together)). Such an inheritance, however, belongs only to those who are sanctified by God’s word (Acts 20:32 (RV · LV · Read together); 26:18 (RV · LV · Read together); Col 1:12 (RV · LV · Read together); note also Jn 17:17 (RV · LV · Read together); Col 3:23-24 (RV · LV · Read together)). These future blessings do not exclude the physical (Mt 5:5 (RV · LV · Read together); note Ps 37:11, 29 (RV PSA 37:11 · RV PSA 37:29 · LV PSA 37:11 · LV PSA 37:29 · Read together PSA 37:11 · Read together PSA 37:29); Is 60:21 (RV · LV · Read together); Rom 4:13 (RV · LV · Read together); 2 Pt 3:13 (RV · LV · Read together)), but they certainly exclude human frailty, for God’s inheritance is imperishable (1 Cor 15:50 (RV · LV · Read together)). In short, our heritage is nothing less than full salvation (Heb 1:14 (RV · LV · Read together); 11:7 (RV · LV · Read together)), which God carefully guards for us in heaven (1 Pt 1:4 (RV · LV · Read together)).

MAT 19:29: RV MAT 19:29 · LV MAT 19:29 · Read together MAT 19:29

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OET-RV MAT 19:29

29 And everyone who left their houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or wife or children, or farms, on account of my name and commission, will be repaid a hundred times over, and will inherit eternal life.

OET-LV MAT 19:29

29 And everyone who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or farms, on _account the name of _me, will _be _receiving hundred _fold and will _be _inheriting eternal life.

MAT 25:34: RV MAT 25:34 · LV MAT 25:34 · Read together MAT 25:34

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OET-RV MAT 25:34

34 and the king will say to the sheep on his right, ‘Come all of you who’ve been blessed by my father. Now you’ll inherit the kingdom that has been prepared for you since the creation of the world

OET-LV MAT 25:34

34 Then the king will _be _saying to _the ones on the_right of _him:
Come you _all having _been _blessed of _the father of _me, inherit the kingdom having _been _prepared for _you _all from the_foundation of_the_world.

LUK 10:25: RV LUK 10:25 · LV LUK 10:25 · Read together LUK 10:25

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OET-RV LUK 10:25

25 Then look, a lawyer stood up to test him, asking, “Teacher, what do I need to do to inherit eternal life?”

OET-LV LUK 10:25

25 And see, a_ certain _lawyer stood _up, testing him saying:
Teacher, having _done what, ˓will˒_I _be _inheriting life eternal?

LUK 18:18: RV LUK 18:18 · LV LUK 18:18 · Read together LUK 18:18

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OET-RV LUK 18:18

18 One time a local leader asked Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus), “Good teacher, what do I need to do to gain eternal life?”

OET-LV LUK 18:18

18 And a_certain ruler asked him saying:
Good Teacher, having _done what, I _will _be _inheriting life eternal?

CO1 6:9–10: RV CO1 6:9–10 · LV CO1 6:9–10 · Read together CO1 6:9–10

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OET-RV CO1 6:9

9 Or don’t you all know that those who disobey God won’t inherit his kingdom? Don’t let yourselves be deceived: those who are sexually immoral or idolaters or adulterers, or men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,

OET-RV CO1 6:10

10 or thieves or the greedy, or drunkards or slanderers or swindlers, will inherit God’s kingdom.

OET-LV CO1 6:9

9 Or not you _all _have _known that the_unrighteous of_god the_kingdom not will _be _inheriting?
Not be _being _deceived, neither the_sexually _immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomisers,

OET-LV CO1 6:10

10 nor thieves, nor coveters, not drunkards, not insulters, not swindlers, the_kingdom of_god will _be _inheriting.

CO1 15:50: RV CO1 15:50 · LV CO1 15:50 · Read together CO1 15:50

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OET-RV CO1 15:50

50 Now brothers and sisters, I can tell you all that our present physical bodies can’t inherit God’s kingdom, and nor can corrupt things inherit immortality.

OET-LV CO1 15:50

50 And this I _am _saying, brothers, that flesh and blood the_kingdom of_god to _inherit not is _able, nor the corruption, the indestructibility is _inheriting.

GAL 5:21: RV GAL 5:21 · LV GAL 5:21 · Read together GAL 5:21

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OET-RV GAL 5:21

21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and other similar things which I’ve mentioned previously. And as I also said previously, the people that do these things won’t be inheriting God’s kingdom.

OET-LV GAL 5:21

21 envies, drunkennesses, carousings, and the similar things to _these, which I _am _previously _saying to _you _all, as I _previously _said, that the ones the such things doing, ˓will˒_ not _be _inheriting the_kingdom of_god.

EPH 5:5: RV EPH 5:5 · LV EPH 5:5 · Read together EPH 5:5

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OET-RV EPH 5:5

5 You should realise that anyone who is sexually immoral or impure or is a covetous or idolatrous person won’t have an inheritance in the kingdom of the messiah and of God.

OET-LV EPH 5:5

5 For/Because this be _having˒_known knowing that any sexually _immoral, or unclean, or coveter, who is an_idolater, is_ not _having inheritance in the kingdom of _the chosen _one /messiah and of_god.

TIT 3:7: RV TIT 3:7 · LV TIT 3:7 · Read together TIT 3:7

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OET-RV TIT 3:7

7 ⇔so that we might become heirs with the expectation of living forever, having been declared that we have no outstanding legal charges thanks to his grace.

OET-LV TIT 3:7

7 in _order _that having _been _justified by _the grace of _that one, we _may _be _become heirs, according _to the_hope of_ eternal _life.

JAM 2:5: RV JAM 2:5 · LV JAM 2:5 · Read together JAM 2:5

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OET-RV JAM 2:5

5 Listen my dear brothers and sisters, didn’t God chose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and participants in the kingdom which he promises to those who love him?

OET-LV JAM 2:5

5 Hear, brothers of _me beloved:
not the god chose the poor in _the world, rich in faith to _be, and heirs of _the kingdom which he _promised to _the ones loving him?

ACT 20:32: RV ACT 20:32 · LV ACT 20:32 · Read together ACT 20:32

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OET-RV ACT 20:32

32 so now I’m leaving you all in God’s hands and with the message of his grace which is quite capable of helping you grow to receive the inheritance that’s for all those who’ve been purified.

OET-LV ACT 20:32

32 And now the things I _am _entrusting you _all to_ the _god, and to _the message of _the grace of _him, which being _able to _build and to _give the an_inheritance among all the ones having _been _sanctified.

ACT 26:18: RV ACT 26:18 · LV ACT 26:18 · Read together ACT 26:18

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OET-RV ACT 26:18

18 to open their minds and for them to turn back from darkness to light and from Satan’s power to God, so that they can be forgiven for their sins and receive an inheritance among the ones who’ve been made guiltless by their faith in me.’

OET-LV ACT 26:18

18 to _open _up eyes of _them, for _that to _turn _back from darkness to light, and from _the power of_ the _Satan/(Sāţān) to the god, for _that them to _receive forgiveness of _sins and allotment among the ones having _been _sanctified by _faith which in me.

COL 1:12: RV COL 1:12 · LV COL 1:12 · Read together COL 1:12

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OET-RV COL 1:12

12 Then you’ll all be thanking the father, the one who qualified you all for a part of the inheritance of godly people who live in the light.

OET-LV COL 1:12

12 giving _thanks to _the father, the one having _qualified you _all for the portion of _the allotment of _the holy ones in the light,

JHN 17:17: RV JHN 17:17 · LV JHN 17:17 · Read together JHN 17:17

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OET-RV JHN 17:17

17 Purify them with the truth—your message is that truth.

OET-LV JHN 17:17

17 Sanctify them by the truth, the your the message is truth.

COL 3:23–24: RV COL 3:23–24 · LV COL 3:23–24 · Read together COL 3:23–24

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OET-RV COL 3:23

23 Whatever you all might be doing, consider in your hearts that you’re working for the master and not for people,

OET-RV COL 3:24

24 knowing that Yahweh will repay you with an inheritance because you’ve been serving the master messiah.

OET-LV COL 3:23

23 Whatever if you _all _may _be _doing, be _working with your_heart, as to _the master and not to _people,

OET-LV COL 3:24

24 having _known that you _all _will _be _taking _back from the_master the repaying of _your inheritance.
For/Because_ you _all _are _serving _the master chosen _one /messiah.

MAT 5:5: RV MAT 5:5 · LV MAT 5:5 · Read together MAT 5:5

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OET-RV MAT 5:5

5 “Those who are gentle are blessed, because they’ll inherit the world.

OET-LV MAT 5:5

5 Blessed are the gentle, because they will _be _inheriting the earth.

PSA 37:11; PSA 37:29: RV PSA 37:11 · RV PSA 37:29 · LV PSA 37:11 · LV PSA 37:29 · Read together PSA 37:11 · Read together PSA 37:29

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OET-RV PSA 37:11

11 But the meek will inherit the land
⇔ and will delight in great prosperity.

OET-RV PSA 37:29

29 The godly people will inherit the land
⇔ ≈ and always live there.

OET-LV PSA 37:11

11 And_humble_people they _will _possess the_land and_they _will _take _delight on abundance _of well-being.

OET-LV PSA 37:29

29 righteous_people they _will _possess the_land and_they _will _dwell forever_forever on_it.

ROM 4:13: RV ROM 4:13 · LV ROM 4:13 · Read together ROM 4:13

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OET-RV ROM 4:13

13 It wasn’t because of his obeying the law that it was promised that Avraham or his descendants would inherit the world, but because of his righteousness that came from his faith,

OET-LV ROM 4:13

13 For/Because not by law the promise was to_ the _Abraʼam or the descendants of _him, that heir him to _be of_the_world, but by righteousness in _faith.

PE2 3:13: RV PE2 3:13 · LV PE2 3:13 · Read together PE2 3:13

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OET-RV PE2 3:13

13 But we await a new universe and a new earth filled with righteousness according to his promise.

OET-LV PE2 3:13

13 But we _are _waiting for _new heavens and a_new earth, according _to the promise of _him, in which righteousness is _dwelling.

HEB 1:14: RV HEB 1:14 · LV HEB 1:14 · Read together HEB 1:14

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OET-RV HEB 1:14

14 See, those messengers are just ministering spirits sent out to serve those people who will inherit salvation.

OET-LV HEB 1:14

14 Not all they _are ministering spirits, because/for service being _sent _out, because _of the ones going to _be _inheriting salvation?

HEB 11:7: RV HEB 11:7 · LV HEB 11:7 · Read together HEB 11:7

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OET-RV HEB 11:7

7 By faith godly Noah built a box to save his family after he was warned about things that had never been seen before, thus condemning the world and becoming an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

OET-LV HEB 11:7

7 By _faith having _been _warned, Nōe/(Noaḩ), concerning the things not _yet being _seen, having _been _devout, prepared a_box for the_salvation of _the household of _him, by which he _condemned the world, and of _the according _to faith righteousness, became heir.

PE1 1:4: RV PE1 1:4 · LV PE1 1:4 · Read together PE1 1:4

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OET-RV PE1 1:4

4 Now we have an inheritance that can’t be destroyed or ruined and never diminishes. It’s kept in the heavens for you chosen people,

OET-LV PE1 1:4

4 to an_ indestructible _inheritance, and undefiled, and unfading, having _been _kept in the_heavens for you _all,

Doubtless, the most significant feature in the NT is its emphasis that, as a result of the work of Christ, his people begin even now to receive the promised inheritance. The Gospel of John frequently stresses the present reality of eternal life, as does the Letter to the Hebrews (cf. 6:12-17 (RV · LV · Read together) with 9:15 (RV · LV · Read together) and 11:13, 39-40 (RV HEB 11:13 · RV HEB 11:39–40 · LV HEB 11:13 · LV HEB 11:39–40 · Read together HEB 11:13 · Read together HEB 11:39–40)).

HEB 6:12–17: RV HEB 6:12–17 · LV HEB 6:12–17 · Read together HEB 6:12–17

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OET-RV HEB 6:12

12 so that you all won’t become sluggish, but become imitators of those who through their faith and patience will be inheriting what God has promised.

OET-RV HEB 6:13

13 When God made promises to Avraham, because he didn’t have anyone more powerful to take an oath in front of, he did it in his own name

OET-RV HEB 6:14

14 saying: ‘I will certainly bless you and will cause you to have many descendants.’

OET-RV HEB 6:15

15 And then after being patient, Avraham received what was promised.

OET-RV HEB 6:16

16 Yes, people make oaths in front of someone more powerful and then there’s no controversy, because the oath is the confirmation.

OET-RV HEB 6:17

17 In order for God to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he guaranteed it with an oath

OET-LV HEB 6:12

12 in _order _that not sluggish you _all _may _become, but imitators of _the ones through faith and patience, inheriting the promises.

OET-LV HEB 6:13

13 For/Because the to _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) having _promised the god, because by no _one he _was _having greater to _swear, he _swore by himself

OET-LV HEB 6:14

14 saying:
If surely blessing, I _will _be _blessing you, and multiplying, I _will _be _multiplying you.

OET-LV HEB 6:15

15 And thus having _been _patient, he _obtained by _the promise.

OET-LV HEB 6:16

16 For/Because people by the greater one are _swearing, and of _all to _them controversy an_end is, because/for confirmation the oath given.

OET-LV HEB 6:17

17 In which more _abundantly wishing the god to _show to _the heirs of _the promise, the unchangeable of _the counsel of _him, guaranteed it by_an_oath,

HEB 9:15: RV HEB 9:15 · LV HEB 9:15 · Read together HEB 9:15

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OET-RV HEB 9:15

15 So because of that, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) is the mediator of a new agreement, so that his death leads to the ransom payment for those who’ve disobeyed the first agreement, so that now those who are called can receive the eternal inheritance.

OET-LV HEB 9:15

15 And because _of this, of_a_covenant new the_mediator he _is, so _that death having _become for the_redemption of _the concerning the first covenant transgressions, the promise may _receive the ones having _been _called of _the eternal inheritance.

HEB 11:13; HEB 11:39–40: RV HEB 11:13 · RV HEB 11:39–40 · LV HEB 11:13 · LV HEB 11:39–40 · Read together HEB 11:13 · Read together HEB 11:39–40

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OET-RV HEB 11:13

13 All of those people went on to die, not having received everything that was promised but only seeing and welcoming it all from a distance, having admitted that they were strangers and foreigners here on the earth.

OET-RV HEB 11:39

39 All of them were proven by their faith, yet they didn’t actually receive what had been promised.

OET-RV HEB 11:40

40 God had planned to have something better so that we and they would be made perfect together.

OET-LV HEB 11:13

13 In faith died _off these all, not having _accepted the promises, but from _afar them having _seen, and having _greeted, and having _confessed, that strangers and aliens they _are on the earth.

OET-LV HEB 11:39

39 And these all having _been _attested through their faith, not they _received _back the promise,

OET-LV HEB 11:40

40 of_ the _god for us better thing some having _foreseen, in _order _that not apart _from us they _may _be _perfected.

Paul treats this whole matter thoroughly in Galatians 3:7–4:7 (RV GAL 3:7–29 · RV GAL 4:1–7 · LV GAL 3:7–29 · LV GAL 4:1–7 · Read together GAL 3:7–29 · Read together GAL 4:1–7). In response to the Judaizers, who claim that the Abrahamic inheritance is restricted to those who become Jews through circumcision, Paul argues vigorously that Abraham’s true children are those who believe, whether Jew or Gentile (3:7 (RV · LV · Read together); see Acts 26:16-18 (RV · LV · Read together); Eph 3:6 (RV · LV · Read together)). They become heirs of God’s promise, for they receive the Spirit (Gal 3:14 (RV · LV · Read together)). The principle of inheritance is promise, not the Law (v 18 (RV · LV · Read together)). Those who believe are brought into union with Christ (vv 27-29 (RV · LV · Read together)); but then they are not merely Abraham’s children but God’s (v 26 (RV · LV · Read together)), for Christ is the Son of God and God has determined to send the Spirit of his Son to believers so that they too may call God Father (Gal 4:4-7 (RV · LV · Read together); see also Rom 8:15-16 (RV · LV · Read together)).

GAL 3:7: RV GAL 3:7 · LV GAL 3:7 · Read together GAL 3:7

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7 So now anyone who exercises faith is a descendant of Avraham.

OET-LV GAL 3:7

7 Be _knowing consequently that the ones of faith, these are the_sons of _Abraʼam.

ACT 26:16–18: RV ACT 26:16–18 · LV ACT 26:16–18 · Read together ACT 26:16–18

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OET-RV ACT 26:16

16 Now get up, because I let you see me in order to appoint you as my servant and my witness—to tell the people what you’ve seen and what you will be shown.

OET-RV ACT 26:17

17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the non-Jews that I’m sending you out to,

OET-RV ACT 26:18

OET-LV ACT 26:16

16 But rise _up, and stand on the feet of _you, because/for I _was _seen by _you in this, to _appoint you an_attendant and a_witness, both of _which you _saw me and of _which I _will _be _being _seen by _you,

OET-LV ACT 26:17

17 rescuing you from the people and from the pagans, to whom I am _sending_ you _out,

OET-LV ACT 26:18

EPH 3:6: RV EPH 3:6 · LV EPH 3:6 · Read together EPH 3:6

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OET-RV EPH 3:6

6 Now non-Jews can have the same inheritance and become members of the same body and can share in the same promise that was the positive message of Yeshua the messiah.

OET-LV EPH 3:6

6 the pagans to _be fellow-heirs, and a_fellow-body _members, and fellow-partakers, of _the promise in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous, through the good _message,

GAL 3:14: RV GAL 3:14 · LV GAL 3:14 · Read together GAL 3:14

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OET-RV GAL 3:14

14 He paid the price for us so that the blessing for Avraham would also reach the non-Jews through the messiah Yeshua and we’d all be able to receive the spirit through faith.

OET-LV GAL 3:14

14 in _order _that the blessing the of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) may _become to the pagans in chosen _one /messiah of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), in _order _that we _may _receive the promise of _the spirit through the faith.

GAL 3:18: RV GAL 3:18 · LV GAL 3:18 · Read together GAL 3:18

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OET-RV GAL 3:18

18 because if the inheritance now came by obeying the law, then it could no longer be the result of the promise, but God had already granted it to Avraham via the promise.

OET-LV GAL 3:18

18 For/Because if the inheritance is by the_law, it _is no _longer by a_promise, but the god has _granted it the to _Abraʼam through a_promise.

GAL 3:27–29: RV GAL 3:27–29 · LV GAL 3:27–29 · Read together GAL 3:27–29

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OET-RV GAL 3:27

27 because everyone who’s been immersed to obey the messiah is now cloaked in the messiah.

OET-RV GAL 3:28

28 So there’s no Yehudi (Jew) or Greek, no slave or free person, no male or female, because you’re all identified as being in the messiah, Yeshua.

OET-RV GAL 3:29

29 And if you’re in the messiah, then you’re now Avraham’s descendant, and so you’re heirs of that promise.

OET-LV GAL 3:27

27 For/Because as _many _as were _immersed to chosen _one /messiah, you _all _dressed _in chosen _one /messiah.

OET-LV GAL 3:28

28 There _is neither Youdaios nor Hellaʸn, there _is neither slave nor free, there _is neither male and female, because/for all you _all are one in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous.

OET-LV GAL 3:29

29 And if you _all are of_chosen _one /messiah, consequently you _all _are the_seed of_ the _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), heirs according _to the_promise.

GAL 3:26: RV GAL 3:26 · LV GAL 3:26 · Read together GAL 3:26

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OET-RV GAL 3:26

26 So you’re all God’s children through faith in the messiah, Yeshua,

OET-LV GAL 3:26

26 For/Because you _all _are all sons of_god through the faith in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous.

GAL 4:4–7: RV GAL 4:4–7 · LV GAL 4:4–7 · Read together GAL 4:4–7

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OET-RV GAL 4:4

4 but at the appointed time, God sent his son down to be given birth to by a woman and to live under Mosheh’s (Moses) law

OET-RV GAL 4:5

5 so that he could buy back those enslaved under the law and they could now be adopted as children with an inheritance.

OET-RV GAL 4:6

6 So because you’re now children, God sent his son’s spirit down into our hearts as we call out, ‘Father, father.’

OET-RV GAL 4:7

7 Now you’re no longer slaves, but children with full rights, and as children, heirs of God’s promise.

OET-LV GAL 4:4

4 But when the fullness of _the time came, the god sent _away the son of _him, having _become of woman, having _become under law,

OET-LV GAL 4:5

5 in _order _that he _may _redeem the ones under the_law, in _order _that we _may _take _back the adoption _as _sons.

OET-LV GAL 4:6

6 And because you _all _are sons, the god sent _away the spirit of _the son of _him into the hearts of _us crying _out:
father, the father.

OET-LV GAL 4:7

7 So _as you _are no _longer a_slave, but a_son, and if a_son, also an_heir through god.

ROM 8:15–16: RV ROM 8:15–16 · LV ROM 8:15–16 · Read together ROM 8:15–16

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OET-RV ROM 8:15

15 You didn’t receive a spirit of slavery to fear again, but rather it was the spirit of adoption as children that you received, and with his help we call out, ‘Dad, dad!’

OET-RV ROM 8:16

16 God’s spirit himself agrees together with our spirit that we are God’s children,

OET-LV ROM 8:15

15 For/Because not you _all _received a_spirit of _slavery again to fear, but you _all _received the_spirit of _adoption _as _sons, by whom we _are _crying _out:
father, the father.

OET-LV ROM 8:16

16 Himself the spirit is _bearing _witness _with with _the spirit of _us that we _are children of_god.

Indeed, Christ himself as the Son is the true heir (Mt 21:38 (RV · LV · Read together); Mk 12:7 (RV · LV · Read together); Lk 20:14 (RV · LV · Read together)); he has inherited a name above every name (Phil 2:9 (RV · LV · Read together); Heb 1:4 (RV · LV · Read together)) and has been appointed heir of all things (Heb 1:2 (RV · LV · Read together); see Ps 2:7-8 (RV · LV · Read together); Mt 28:18 (RV · LV · Read together)). But by his grace, all who become his through faith are counted joint heirs with him (Rom 8:17 (RV · LV · Read together)).

MAT 21:38: RV MAT 21:38 · LV MAT 21:38 · Read together MAT 21:38

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OET-RV MAT 21:38

38 But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they thought, ‘Hey, this is the heir of the estate. If we kill him, then the inheritance will be ours.’

OET-LV MAT 21:38

38 But the tenant _farmers having _seen the son, said among themselves:
This is the heir, come, we _may _kill_ him _off and we _may _have the inheritance of _him.

MRK 12:7: RV MRK 12:7 · LV MRK 12:7 · Read together MRK 12:7

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OET-RV MRK 12:7

7 However, those tenant farmers said to each other, ‘Ah ha. This is the one who will inherit this land. If we kill him, we’ll be the ones to control the estate.’

OET-LV MRK 12:7

7 But those the tenant _farmers said to themselves, that This is the heir, come, we _may _kill_ him _off, and the inheritance will _be of _us.

LUK 20:14: RV LUK 20:14 · LV LUK 20:14 · Read together LUK 20:14

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OET-RV LUK 20:14

14 But when the tenants saw the son, they reasoned among themselves, ‘This is the heir. If we kill him, then his inheritance will become ours.’

OET-LV LUK 20:14

14 But having _seen him, the tenant _farmers were _reasoning to one _another saying:
This is the heir, we _may _kill_ him _off, in _order _that the inheritance may _become of _us.

PHP 2:9: RV PHP 2:9 · LV PHP 2:9 · Read together PHP 2:9

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OET-RV PHP 2:9

9 That’s why God highly praised him and gave him authority over every other authority,

OET-LV PHP 2:9

9 Therefore also the god him highly _exalted, and granted to _him the name which above every name,

HEB 1:4: RV HEB 1:4 · LV HEB 1:4 · Read together HEB 1:4

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OET-RV HEB 1:4

4 By having become so much better than God’s messengers, he inherited a greater reputation than them,

OET-LV HEB 1:4

4 By _so _much better than having _become the messengers, to _as _much _as more _special beside them, he _has _inherited a_name.

HEB 1:2: RV HEB 1:2 · LV HEB 1:2 · Read together HEB 1:2

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OET-RV HEB 1:2

2 but in these last days he spoke to us through his son who he appointed to inherit everything. It was also through him that he made the different eras—

OET-LV HEB 1:2

2 in the_last the days these, spoke to _us by his_son, whom he _appointed heir of _all things, through whom also he _made the ages,

PSA 2:7–8: RV PSA 2:7–8 · LV PSA 2:7–8 · Read together PSA 2:7–8

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OET-RV PSA 2:7

7 I’ll explain Yahweh’s decree.
⇔ He told me, “You’re my son. Today I’ve become your father.

OET-RV PSA 2:8

8 Ask me and I’ll give the nations to you for your inheritance.
⇔ ≈ The whole world will be owned by you.

OET-LV PSA 2:7

7 I _will _recount concerning the_decree _of YHWH he _said to_me son _of_are_my you I the_day I_have _begotten _you.

OET-LV PSA 2:8

8 Ask from_me and_I _will _make nations inheritance _of_your and_possession _of_your the_ends _of the_earth.

MAT 28:18: RV MAT 28:18 · LV MAT 28:18 · Read together MAT 28:18

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OET-RV MAT 28:18

18 Then Yeshua came closer and told them, “I have been given authority over both heavenly and earthly affairs

OET-LV MAT 28:18

18 And the Yaʸsous having _approached, spoke to _them saying:
All authority in heaven and on earth was _given to _me.

ROM 8:17: RV ROM 8:17 · LV ROM 8:17 · Read together ROM 8:17

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OET-RV ROM 8:17

17 and if we’re his children, then we’re also heirs, so we’ll receive an inheritance from God. That makes us fellow-heirs along with Messiah—if we’re suffering with him then we’ll also be honoured along with him.

OET-LV ROM 8:17

17 And if children, also heirs, heirs on _one _hand of_god, on _the _other _hand fellow-heirs of_chosen _one /messiah, if _indeed we _are _suffering _with him, that also we _may _be _glorified _with him.

God’s Inheritance

With a bold shift in the metaphor, the Scriptures speak of believers as God’s inheritance. In the beautiful “Song of Moses” the author speaks of God as the Israelites’ Father (Dt 32:6 (RV · LV · Read together)), who has taken special interest in their inheritance (v 8 (RV · LV · Read together)). Then we are told why God cares: “For the Lord’s portion is his people, Jacob his allotted inheritance” (Dt 32:9 (RV · LV · Read together), niv). This theme becomes very prominent throughout the OT (e.g., Dt 9:26-29 (RV · LV · Read together); 1 Kgs 8:51-53 (RV · LV · Read together); Pss 28:9 (RV · LV · Read together); 33:12 (RV · LV · Read together); 74:2 (RV · LV · Read together); Is 19:25 (RV · LV · Read together); Jer 10:16 (RV · LV · Read together); Zec 2:12 (RV · LV ZEC 2:16 · Read together)). Elsewhere, Israel is spoken of as God’s special possession (e.g., Ex 19:5 (RV · LV · Read together); Dt 7:6 (RV · LV · Read together)).

DEU 32:6: RV DEU 32:6 · LV DEU 32:6 · Read together DEU 32:6

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OET-RV DEU 32:6

6 Is that how you reward Yahweh,
⇔ you foolish people and without wisdom?
⇔ Isn’t he your father, your creator?
⇔ ≈ He made you and established you.

OET-LV DEU 32:6

6 Wwww to_YHWH do _you(pl)_repay this Oh _people foolish and_not wise am_not is_he father _of_your who_he_created _you he he_made _you and_he_established _you.

DEU 32:8: RV DEU 32:8 · LV DEU 32:8 · Read together DEU 32:8

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OET-RV DEU 32:8

8 When the highest one gave the nations an inheritance,
⇔ when he spread all humans out,
⇔ he defined the boundaries for the peoples,
⇔ according to the number of Israelis,

OET-LV DEU 32:8

8 When_ the _Most _High _gave _inheritances _to nations when_separated_he the_children _of humankind he _fixed borders _of peoples to_the _number _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

DEU 32:9: RV DEU 32:9 · LV DEU 32:9 · Read together DEU 32:9

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OET-RV DEU 32:9

9 because Yahweh’s allocation is his people.
⇔ ≈ Ya’akov (Jacob) is the portion of his inheritance.

OET-LV DEU 32:9

9 If/because the _portion _of YHWH people _of_is_his Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) is_the _measured _portion _of his _inheritance _of_his.

DEU 9:26–29: RV DEU 9:26–29 · LV DEU 9:26–29 · Read together DEU 9:26–29

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OET-RV DEU 9:26

26 and I prayed, ‘My master Yahweh, these people belong to you. Don’t destroy them—they are people who you rescued and brought out of Mitsrayim by using your strength and power.

OET-RV DEU 9:27

27 Don’t forget what you promised your servants Avraham, Yitshak (Isaac), and Ya’akov (Jacob). Overlook the stubbornness, wickedness, and disobedience of these people

OET-RV DEU 9:28

28 so that the people of Mitsrayim where we were brought out from don’t say that you weren’t able to bring them to the land that you’d promised to give to them. They’ll say that you took them into the desert to kill them there because you hated them.

OET-RV DEU 9:29

29 But they are your people and your inheritance, who you brought out of Mitsrayim using your strength and power.’

OET-LV DEU 9:26

26 And_I _prayed to YHWH and_I _said my_master YHWH do _not destroy people _of_your and_inheritance _of_your which you _redeemed by_greatness _of_your which you _brought _out from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) by_a _hand strong.

OET-LV DEU 9:27

27 Remember (to)_servants _of_your (to)_ʼAⱱrāhām (to)_Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_(to)_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) do _not turn to the _stubbornness _of the _people the_this and_near/to wickedness _of_its and_near/to sin _of_its.

OET-LV DEU 9:28

28 Lest the_earth/land where you_brought _us _out from_there they _should _say because_not _of YHWH was _able to_bring_them into the_earth/land which he _spoke to/for_them and_from_hatred _of_his them he_led _them _out to_put_them _to _death in_wilderness.

OET-LV DEU 9:29

29 And_they people _of_are_your and_inheritance _of_your which you _brought _out by_strength _of_your the_big/great(sg) and_by_arm _of_your (the)_outstretched.

KI1 8:51–53: RV KI1 8:51–53 · LV KI1 8:51–53 · Read together KI1 8:51–53

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OET-RV KI1 8:51

51 because they’re your people and your special possession who you brought out from Mitsrayim (Egypt)—from the middle of the iron-smelting furnace.

OET-RV KI1 8:52

52 “May you notice the plea for favour from your servant and from your people Yisrael (Israel)—to listen to them in all their crying out to you.

OET-RV KI1 8:53

53 Because you yourself separated them for yourself as a special possession out of all the people groups in the world, just as you said through your servant Mosheh (Moses) when you brought our ancestors out from Mitsrayim, my master Yahweh.”

OET-LV KI1 8:51

51 If/because people _of_are_your and_inheritance _of_your they whom you _brought _out from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) from_the _midst _of the _furnace _of (the)_iron.

OET-LV KI1 8:52

52 To_be eyes _of_your open to the _supplication _of your _servant _of_your and_near/to the _supplication _of your _people _of_your Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_listen to_them in_all calling_their to_you.

OET-LV KI1 8:53

53 If/because you you_have _separated _them to/for_yourself(m) to_an _inheritance from_all the _peoples _of the_earth/land just_as you _spoke by_the _hand _of Mosheh servant _of_your when_you_brought _out DOM ancestors _of_our from_Miʦrayim my_master YHWH.

PSA 28:9: RV PSA 28:9 · LV PSA 28:9 · Read together PSA 28:9

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OET-RV PSA 28:9

9 Rescue your people
⇔ ≈ and bless your inheritance.
⇔ Be their shepherd and carry them always.

OET-LV PSA 28:9

9 Save DOM people _of_your and_bless DOM inheritance _of_your and_shepherd_them and_carry_them until (the)_perpetuity.

PSA 33:12: RV PSA 33:12 · LV PSA 33:12 · Read together PSA 33:12

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OET-RV PSA 33:12

12 This nation will thrive because Yahweh is their god—
⇔ ≈ the people who he’s chosen as his own inheritance.

OET-LV PSA 33:12

12 How _blessed is_the_nation which YHWH his/its_god the_people which_he _has _chosen to_an _inheritance to_him/it.

PSA 74:2: RV PSA 74:2 · LV PSA 74:2 · Read together PSA 74:2

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OET-RV PSA 74:2

2 Remember your congregation that you acquired in times past,
⇔ which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance.
⇔ This Mt. Tsiyon (Zion), where you’ve lived.

OET-LV PSA 74:2

2 Remember congregation _of_your which_you _acquired antiquity which_you _redeemed the _tribe _of your _inheritance _of_your the _mountain _of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) which you _have _dwelt in/on/over_him/it.

ISA 19:25: RV ISA 19:25 · LV ISA 19:25 · Read together ISA 19:25

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OET-RV ISA 19:25

25 when Commander-in-chief Yahweh will bless them saying, “Blessed be my people Mitsrayim, and Ashur, the work of my hands, and Yisrael, my inheritance.”

OET-LV ISA 19:25

25 Which he_will _bless _it YHWH soldiers/messengers to_say people _of_my Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_the _work _of my _hands _of_my ʼAshshūr and_inheritance _of_my Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) be_blessed.

JER 10:16: RV JER 10:16 · LV JER 10:16 · Read together JER 10:16

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OET-RV JER 10:16

16 Ya’akov’s (Jacob) inheritance isn’t like that
⇔ because he’s the one who made everything,
⇔ and the Israelis are his inheritance.
⇔ His name is Commander-in-chief Yahweh.

OET-LV JER 10:16

16 Not is_like_these the _portion _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) if/because is _the _one _who_formed _of (the)_everything he and_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) is_the _tribe _of his _inheritance _of_his is_YHWH soldiers/messengers his/its_name.

ZEC 2:12: RV ZEC 2:12 · LV ZEC 2:16 · Read together ZEC 2:12

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OET-RV ZEC 2:12

12 Then Yahweh will inherit Yehudah (Judah) as his rightful possession in that sacred region, and will once again choose Yerushalem (Jerusalem).

OET-LV ZEC 2:16

16  And_ YHWH _he _will _inherit DOM Yəhūdāh/(Judah) portion _of_his on the _land _of (the)_holiness and_he _will _choose again (in)_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem).

EXO 19:5: RV EXO 19:5 · LV EXO 19:5 · Read together EXO 19:5

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OET-RV EXO 19:5

5 And now, if you all carefully listen to my words and keep my agreement, then your nation will be my possession, separate from all the others, because all the earth is mine,

OET-LV EXO 19:5

5 And_now if carefully _(listen) you(pl)_will _listen to_voice _of_my and_you(pl)_will _keep DOM covenant _of_my and_you(pl)_will _be to_me a _possession from_all the_peoples if/because to_me all _of the_earth/land.

DEU 7:6: RV DEU 7:6 · LV DEU 7:6 · Read together DEU 7:6

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OET-RV DEU 7:6

6 You must do that because you’re a group of people who belong only to your god Yahweh. He’s chosen you from all the people groups in the world to be his own special people.

OET-LV DEU 7:6

6 If/because are_a _people holy you to/for_YHWH god _of_your (in)_you he _has _chosen YHWH god _of_your to_be to_him/it (into)_a_people _of possession from_all the_peoples which are_on the _surface _of the_soil.

In Ephesians 1:14 (RV · LV · Read together) “the redemption of the possession” refers to the final salvation of believers, who are God’s treasure. Further, “we have obtained an inheritance” (Eph 1:11 (RV · LV · Read together)) may well be translated, “we have been made an inheritance,” that is, been “chosen as God’s portion,” a view supported by verse 18 (RV · LV · Read together). No more fundamental idea than this can be found in Scripture, and its essence is expressed by the words of the One who sits on the throne: “He who conquers shall have this heritage, and I will be his God and he shall be my son” (Rv 21:7 (RV · LV · Read together), rsv; see Lv 26:11-12 (RV · LV · Read together); 2 Sm 7:14 (RV · LV · Read together)).