Numbers 27:19

and he shall stand before Eleazar, the priest, and before all the multitude. And thou shalt give to him behests, in the sight of all men, (or And thou shalt give him his orders, or his commission, in the sight of all the people),

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.

In Context

18And the Lord said to Moses, Take thou Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom the spirit of God is (or a man in whom is the spirit of God), and put thine hand upon him;

20and a part of thy glory, that all the synagogue of the sons of Israel hear him. (and some of thy authority, so that all the congregation of the Israelites shall listen to him, and shall follow him.)

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 31:7And Moses called Joshua, and said to him before all the multitude of the sons of Israel, Be thou comforted, and be thou strong, (or Be thou encouraged, and be thou strong); for thou shalt lead this people into the land that the Lord swore that he shall give to their fathers; and thou shalt part it by lot.

Luke 9:1And when the twelve apostles were called together, Jesus gave to them virtue and power on all devils, and that they should heal sicknesses. (And when the twelve apostles were called together, Jesus gave them authority and power over all demons, and so that they could heal sicknesses.)

Acts 20:28Take ye attention to you (rselves), and to all (of) the flock, in which the Holy Ghost hath set you, [or hath put you], (as) bishops (or among whom the Holy Spirit hath made you overseers), to rule the church of God, which he purchased with his blood.

1 Timothy 5:21I pray thee [or I adjure thee] before God, and Jesus Christ, (or I beseech thee before God, and Jesus Christ), and his chosen angels, that thou keep these things without prejudice, and do nothing in bowing to the other side.

2 Timothy 4:1I witness before God and Christ Jesus, that shall deem the quick and the dead, by the coming of him, and the kingdom of him, (I testify before God and the Messiah Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and his reign,)

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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