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Numbers 27:16 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" “Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, "

Numbers 27:16

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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.

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Numbers 27:1

"Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph came near. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah."

Numbers 27:2

"They stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the Tent of Meeting, saying,"

Numbers 27:3

"“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin. He had no sons."

Numbers 27:4

"Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father.”"

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"Moses brought their cause before the LORD."

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"The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,"

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