New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 27:18-23

18So the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Takeקַח־kach-H3947Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֔וּןNunH5126,a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376in whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307, andlayוְסָמַכְתָּ֥ve.sa.makh.TaH5564your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027on him;

19and have him standוְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָעֵדָ֑הha.'e.DahH5712, andcommissionוְצִוִּיתָ֥הve.tzi.vi.TahH6680him in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

20You shall putוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414someH4480of yourauthorityמֵהֽוֹדְךָ֖me.hod.KhaH1935on him, in orderלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478may obeyיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085him.

21Moreover, he shall standיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975beforeוְלִפְנֵ֨יve.lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,who shall inquireוְשָׁ֥אַלve.Sha.'alH7592for himby the judgmentבְּמִשְׁפַּ֥טbe.mish.PatH4941of the Urimהָאוּרִ֖יםha.'u.RimH224beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. At hiscommandפִּ֨יוpivH6310they shall goיֵצְא֜וּye.tze.'UH3318out and at hiscommandפִּ֣יוpivH6310they shall comeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935in, bothhe and the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, even allH3605the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.”

22Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him; and he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and setוַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.mi.De.huH5975him beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.

23Then he laidוַיִּסְמֹ֧ךְvai.yis.MokhH5564his handsיָדָ֛יוya.DavH3027on him andcommissionedוַיְצַוֵּ֑הוּvay.tza.Ve.huH6680him, justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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