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Numbers 27:23

Moses
Serving othersAuthority and leadership

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.

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:

And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
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BSB
and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses.
KJV
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
WEB
He laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD spoke by Moses.
ASV
and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as Jehovah spake by Moses.
DARBY
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him commandment, as Jehovah had said through Moses.
BLB
And he laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as YHWH had spoken by the hand of Moses.
ÅB
og han la sine hender på ham og innsatte ham i hans tjeneste, slik som Herren hadde talt ved Moses.
[^1]: 4MO 14, 29.
OTB
Han la sine hender på ham og ga ham fullmakt, slik Herren hadde instruert gjennom Moses.
B1930
og han la sine hender på ham og innsatte ham i hans tjeneste, således som Herren hadde talt ved Moses.

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  • Deuteronomy 3:28

    But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

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  • Numbers 27:19

    And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.

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  • Deuteronomy 31:7–8

    And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

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