Numbers 11:24

And Moshe went out, and told HaAm the divrei Hashem, and gathered the seventy men of the Ziknei HaAm, and set them round about the Ohel [Moed].

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.

In Context

23And Hashem said unto Moshe, Is the Yad Hashem cut short? + 11:23 i.e., limited in power Thou shalt see now whether My Devar shall come to pass unto thee or not.

25And Hashem came down in an Anan, and spoke unto him, and took of the Ruach + 11:25 Hakodesh that was upon him, and gave + 11:25 Him unto the seventy Zekenim; and it came to pass, that, when the Ruach + 11:25 Hakodesh rested upon them, they prophesied, but did not continue. + 11:25 See 1Sm 10:6; 19:24; Ac 19:6

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Cross References

Numbers 11:26But there remained two of the anashim in the machaneh, the shem of the one was Eldad, and the shem of the other Medad: and the Ruach + 11:26 Hakodesh rested upon them; and they were of them that were listed, but went not out unto the Ohel [Moed]; and they prophesied in the machaneh.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:17-24

Assistance Provided for Moses. ( b. c. 1490.) 16 And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. 17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.… Read the whole commentary →

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