Numbers 27:18

18 So the LORD said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership,[a] and lay your hand on him.

Numbers 27:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
ESV
18 So the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.
NLT
18 The LORD replied, “Take Joshua son of Nun, who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
MSG
18 God said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun - the Spirit is in him! - and place your hand on him.
CSB
18 The Lord replied to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

Numbers 27:18 In-Context

16 “May the LORD, the God who gives breath to all living things, appoint someone over this community
17 to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the LORD’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
18 So the LORD said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership, and lay your hand on him.
19 Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly and commission him in their presence.
20 Give him some of your authority so the whole Israelite community will obey him.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 41:38; Numbers 11:25-29
  • 2. ver 23; Deuteronomy 34:9; Acts 6:6

Footnotes 1

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