Numbers 27:16
“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
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In context
Before · Numbers 27:14–15
14because in the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, to honor me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) 15Moses spoke to the LORD, saying,
16“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
After · Numbers 27:17–18
17who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.” 18The LORD said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.