Charles Ellicott Commentary Numbers 27:8

"And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter." — Numbers 27:8 (ASV)

If a man die, and have no son ... — On the general law of inheritance which is here laid down, see Selden’s De Successionibus, London, 1636, and Keil’s Archaeol., volume 2, page 142.