Numbers 27:16
“Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man ouer the Congregation,”
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Numbers 27:16 Context
14For ye rebelled against my Commandement (in the desart of Zin, in the strife of the Congregation) to sanctifie me at the water, before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wildernesse of Zin. 15¶ And Moses spake vnto the Lord, saying, 16Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man ouer the Congregation, 17Which may goe out before them, and which may goe in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in, that the Congregation of the Lord bee not as sheepe which haue no shepheard. 18¶ And the Lord saide vnto Moses, Take thee Ioshua the sonne of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand vpon him.
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Other Translations for Numbers 27:16
Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
- King James Version
"May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
- American Standard Version (1901)
Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, put a man at the head of this people,
- Basic English Bible
Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the assembly,
- Darby Bible
Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation.
- Webster's Bible
Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
- World English Bible
`Jehovah -- God of the spirits of all flesh -- appoint a man over the company,
- Youngs Literal Bible
'Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Numbers 27:16
27:16 The Lord of the spirits of all flesh - God of all men: the searcher of spirits, that knowest who is fit for this great employment; the father and giver and governor of spirits, who canst raise and suit the spirits of men to the highest and hardest works.