Numbers 27:16-18
Contemporary English Version
16 “You are the Lord God, and you know what is in everyone's heart. So I ask you to appoint a leader for Israel. 17 (A) Your people need someone to lead them into battle, or else they will be like sheep wandering around without a shepherd.”
18 (B) The Lord answered, “Joshua son of Nun can do the job. Place your hands on him to show that he is the one to take your place.
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Numbers 27:16-18
New King James Version
16 “Let the Lord, (A)the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17 (B)who may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be (C)like sheep which have no shepherd.”
18 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man (D)in whom is the Spirit, and (E)lay your hand on him;
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