Numbers 27:20

¹⁸ And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

¹⁹ Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight.

Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.

²¹ He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

²² Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation,

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.

Compare

BSB: Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.
KJV: And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
WEB: You shall give authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.
ASV: And thou shalt put of thine honor upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.
DARBY: And thou shalt put of thine honour upon him, that the whole assembly of the children of Israel may obey him.
BLB: And you shall put [some] of your authority on him, that all the congregation of the sons of Israel may be obedient.

ÅB: og legg noe av din verdighet på ham, så hele Israels barns menighet må lyde ham!
OTB: Gi ham noe av din autoritet, så hele menigheten av israelittene vil adlyde ham.
B1930: og legg noget av din verdighet på ham, så hele Israels barns menighet må lyde ham!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Joshua 1:16–18
So they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go.
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1 Samuel 10:9
As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.
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1 Chronicles 29:25
The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him.
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2 Kings 2:15
When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
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2 Kings 2:9–10
After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.
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1 Samuel 10:6
Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.
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1 Chronicles 29:23
So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.
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Numbers 11:17
And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.
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