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And they stood before Moshe, and before Eleazar HaKohen, and before the Nasiim and kol HaEdah, by the petach Ohel Mo’ed, saying,

Avinu died in the midbar, and he was not in the edah hano’adim (assembly of ones banding together) against Hashem in the Adat Korach; but died in his own chet, and had no banim.

Why should the shem avinu be withdrawn [see Rv 3:5 OJBC] from among his Mishpakhat, because he hath no ben? Give unto us therefore achuzzah among the achei avinu.

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and stood before Moses,(A) Eleazar the priest, the leaders(B) and the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting(C) and said, “Our father died in the wilderness.(D) He was not among Korah’s followers, who banded together against the Lord,(E) but he died for his own sin and left no sons.(F) Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.”

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