Numbers 27:20

And put your honour on him, so that all the children of Israel may be under his authority.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.

In Context

19And take him before Eleazar the priest and all the meeting of the people, and give him his orders before their eyes.

21He will take his place before Eleazar the priest, so that he may get directions from the Lord for him, with the Urim: at his word they will go out, and at his word they will come in, he and all the children of Israel.

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Cross References

Numbers 11:28Then Joshua, the son of Nun, who had been Moses' servant from the time when he was a child, said, My lord Moses, let them be stopped.

Joshua 1:17As we gave attention to Moses in all things, so we will give attention to you: and may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses.

1 Samuel 10:9And it came about, that when he went away from Samuel, God gave him a changed heart: and all those signs took place that day.

2 Kings 2:15And when the sons of the prophets who were facing him at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha. And they came out to him, and went down on the earth before him.

1 Chronicles 29:25And the Lord made Solomon great in the eyes of all Israel, clothing him with glory and honour such as no other king in Israel had had before him.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 27:16-23

Joshua Named as Moses's Successor. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And Moses spake unto the Lord , saying, 16 Let the Lord , the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd. 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; 19 And set him… Read the whole commentary →

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