Numbers 27:16
World English Bible (WEB)
“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
In context
14 because in the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, to honor me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
15 Moses spoke to the LORD, saying,
16 “Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
17 who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”
18 The LORD said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.
Numbers 27:16 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- “Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
- KJV King James Version
- Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation
- ASV American Standard Version
- Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'Jehovah — God of the spirits of all flesh — appoint a man over the company,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the assembly,
- WBS Webster Bible
- Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation.