16"May the Lord , the God of the spirits of all mankind, appoint a man over this community


In Context

13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,

14 for when the community rebelled at the waters in the Desert of Zin, both of you disobeyed my command to honor me as holy before their eyes." (These were the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)

15 Moses said to the Lord ,

16 "May the Lord , the God of the spirits of all mankind, appoint a man over this community

17 to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the Lord 's people will not be like sheep without a shepherd."

18 So the Lord said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand on him.

Numbers 27:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:16Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:16May the Lord the God of the spirits of all flesh provide a man, that may be over this multitude:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:16Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:16Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the assembly,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:16Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:16Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:16|Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:16Jehovah — God of the spirits of all flesh — appoint a man over the company,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:16Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,