Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 27:15-23

15So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872appealedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃Yah.weh le.MorH3068 H559,

16“May the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the spiritsהָרוּחֹ֖תha.ru.ChotH7307of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,appointיִפְקֹ֣דyif.KodH6485a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376overעַל־'al-H5921the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712

17whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will go outיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318לִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440and come inיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440וַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834,and whoוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834will lead them outיוֹצִיאֵ֖םyo.tzi.'EmH3318וַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834and bring them inיְבִיאֵ֑םye.vi.'EmH935,so that the congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808beתִהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961like sheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834withoutאֵין־'ein-H369a shepherdרֹעֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7462.”

18And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Takeקַח־kach-H3947אֶת־'et-H853Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֔וּןNunH5126,a man withאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376the Spiritאֲשֶׁר־ ר֣וּחַ'a.Sher- Ru.achH834 H7307in him,and layוְסָמַכְתָּ֥ve.sa.makh.TaH5564אֶת־'et-H853your handsיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027on himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

19Have him standוְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975אֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְלִפְנֵ֖יha.ko.Hen ve.lif.NeiH3548 H6440and the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָעֵדָ֑הha.'e.DahH5712,and commissionוְצִוִּיתָ֥הve.tzi.vi.TahH6680himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

20Conferוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414on himעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921some ofyour authorityמֵהֽוֹדְךָ֖me.hod.KhaH1935,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י'a.Dat be.NeiH5712 H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478will obey himיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085.

21He shall standיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975beforeוְלִפְנֵ֨יve.lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,who will seek counselוְשָׁ֥אַלve.Sha.'alH7592for himbefore the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068by the judgmentבְּמִשְׁפַּ֥טbe.mish.PatH4941of the Urimהָאוּרִ֖יםha.'u.RimH224.Atעַל־'al-H5921his commandלִפְנֵ֣י פִּ֨יוlif.Nei pivH6310 H6440,heה֛וּאhu'H1931and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesבְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854—the entireוְכָל־ve.kholH3605congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712—will go outיֵצְא֜וּ וְעַל־ פִּ֣יוye.tze.'U ve.'al- pivH3318 H5921 H6310and come inיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935.”

22Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853had commanded himצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.He tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,had him standוַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.mi.De.huH5975beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְלִפְנֵ֖יha.ko.Hen ve.lif.NeiH3548 H6440and the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712,

23and laidוַיִּסְמֹ֧ךְvai.yis.MokhH5564אֶת־'et-H853his handsיָדָ֛יוya.DavH3027on himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921and commissioned himוַיְצַוֵּ֑הוּvay.tza.Ve.huH6680,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had instructedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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