Numbers 11:26
24 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.
25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.
27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Two men, however, had remained in the camp—one named Eldad and the other Medad—and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those listed, but they had not gone out to the tent, and they prophesied in the camp.
- KJV
- But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.
- WEB
- But two men remained in the camp. The name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad; and the Spirit rested on them. They were of those who were written, but had not gone out to the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp.
- ASV
- But there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the Spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but had not gone out unto the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp.
- DARBY
- And two men remained in the camp, the name of the one, Eldad, and the name of the other, Medad; and the Spirit rested upon them (and they were among them that were written, but they had not gone out to the tent); and they prophesied in the camp.
- BLB
- And two men had remained in the camp—the name of one [was] Eldad and the name of the second Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them, and they [were] among those listed who had not gone out to the tabernacle, and they prophesied in the camp.
- ÅB
- Men det var to menn blitt tilbake i leiren, den ene hette Eldad, og den andre Medad, og ånden hvilte over dem, for de var blant de oppskrevne, men de var ikke gått ut til teltet; og de talte profetisk i leiren.
- OTB
- Imidlertid hadde to menn blitt igjen i leiren; den ene het Eldad og den andre Medad. Ånden hvilte også over dem, og de profeterte i leiren.
- B1930
- Men det var to menn blitt tilbake i leiren, den ene hette Eldad, og den andre Medad, og ånden hvilte over dem, for de var blandt de opskrevne, men de var ikke gått ut til teltet; og de talte profetisk i leiren.
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Jeremiah 36:5
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:
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Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
Read in context1 Samuel 10:22
Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.
Read in contextExodus 3:11
And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
Read in contextExodus 4:13–14
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
Read in contextJeremiah 1:6
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
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