Numbers 27:22

And Moses did as Jehovah had commanded him; and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the whole assembly.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:

In Context

21And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him, by the judgment of the Urim before Jehovah: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, he, and all the children of Israel with him, even the whole assembly.

23And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him commandment, as Jehovah had said through Moses.

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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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