Numbers 27:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 27:16

14 For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you ^arebelled against My command to hallow Me at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the ^bwaters of Meribah, at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.)

15 Then Moses spoke to the Lord, saying:

16 “Let the Lord, ^athe God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

17 ^awho may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be ^blike sheep which have no shepherd.”

18 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man ^ain whom is the Spirit, and ^blay your hand on him;

19 set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and ^ainaugurate him in their sight.

20 And ^ayou shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel ^bmay be obedient.

21 ^aHe shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him ^bby the judgment of the Urim. ^cAt his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.”

22 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 27:16

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American Standard Version
Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

Amplified® Bible
Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation

Contemporary English Version
"You are the LORD God, and you know what is in everyone's heart. So I ask you to appoint a leader for Israel.

Darby English Version
Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the assembly,

Good News Bible
" LORD God, source of all life, appoint, I pray, a man who can lead the people

King James Version
Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

New American Standard Bible
"May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

New International Version
"May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all mankind, appoint a man over this community

New King James Version
"Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

Revised Standard Version
"Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

Young's Literal Translation
`Jehovah -- God of the spirits of all flesh -- appoint a man over the company,

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