Numbers 27:22
And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
Numbers 27:22 in other translations
| BSB | Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, |
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| WEB | Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. |
| ASV | And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: |
| YLT | And Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him, and taketh Joshua, and causeth him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the company, |
| DARBY | And Moses did as Jehovah had commanded him; and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the whole assembly. |
| BBE | So Moses did as the Lord said: he took Joshua and put him before Eleazar the priest and the meeting of the people: |
| Webster | And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: |
What does Numbers 27:22 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 27:15-23
Envious spirits do not love their successors; but Moses was not one of these. We should concern ourselves, both in our prayers and in our endeavours, for the rising generation, that religion may be maintained and advanced, when we are in our graves. God appoints a successor, even Joshua; who had signalized himself by his courage in fighting Amalek, his humility in ministering to Moses, and his faith and sincerity in…
Numbers 27:22 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 27:21
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
- Numbers 27:22
And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
- Numbers 27:23
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
Numbers 27:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Moisés hizo como Jehová le había mandado; que tomó á Josué, y le puso delante de Eleazar el sacerdote, y de toda la congregación: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Moïse fit comme l’ Éternel lui avait commandé; et il prit Josué et le fit se tenir devant Éléazar, le sacrificateur, et devant toute l’assemblée. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Mose tat, so wie Jehova ihm geboten hatte, und nahm Josua und stellte ihn vor Eleasar, den Priester, und vor die ganze Gemeinde, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fecit Moyses ut præceperat Dominus: cumque tulisset Josue, statuit eum coram Eleazaro sacerdote et omni frequentia populi. |