18 So the Lord said to Moses, “Take (A)Joshua the son of Nun, a man (B)in whom is the Spirit, and (C)lay your hand on him. 19 Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall (D)commission him in their sight. 20 You shall invest him with some of your authority, (E)that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him (F)by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation.”

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18 So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership,[a](A) and lay your hand on him.(B) 19 Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly and commission him(C) in their presence.(D) 20 Give him some of your authority so the whole Israelite community will obey him.(E) 21 He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by inquiring(F) of the Urim(G) before the Lord. At his command he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his command they will come in.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 27:18 Or the Spirit