New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 27:15-23

15Then Moses spoke to the Lord, saying,

16“1May the Lord, the God of the spirits of 2humanity, appoint a man over the congregation,

17who 3will go out 4and come in before them, and lead them out and 5bring them in, so that the congregation of the Lord will not be 6like sheep that have no shepherd.”

18So the Lord said to Moses, “7Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man 8in whom is the Spirit, and 9lay your hand on him;

19and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and 10commission him in their sight.

20And you shall put some of your 11authority on him, so that all the congregation of the sons of Israel will obey him.

21Moreover, he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him 12by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his 13command they shall go out, and at his 14command they shall come in, both he and all the sons of Israel with him, all the congregation.”

22Then Moses did just as the Lord commanded him; he took Joshua and had him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation.

23Then he laid his hands on him and 15commissioned him, just as the Lord had spoken 16through Moses.

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Notes

1. Numbers 27:16 Num 16:22 ↩
2. Numbers 27:16 Lit all flesh ↩
3. Numbers 27:17 Deut 31:2; 2 Chr 1:10 ↩
4. Numbers 27:17 Lit before them and who will ↩
5. Numbers 27:17 Lit who will bring ↩
6. Numbers 27:17 1 Kin 22:17; Ezek 34:5; Matt 9:36; Mark 6:34 ↩
7. Numbers 27:18 Lit Take for yourself ↩
8. Numbers 27:18 Num 11:25-29; Deut 34:9 ↩
9. Numbers 27:18 Num 27:23 ↩
10. Numbers 27:19 Deut 3:28; 31:3, 7, 8, 23 ↩
11. Numbers 27:20 Lit majesty ↩
12. Numbers 27:21 Ex 28:30; 1 Sam 28:6 ↩
13. Numbers 27:21 Lit mouth ↩
14. Numbers 27:21 Lit mouth ↩
15. Numbers 27:23 Deut 31:23 ↩
16. Numbers 27:23 Lit by the hand of ↩

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