Numbers 27:16

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““May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation”

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BSBPD

““May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Jehovah--God of the spirits of all flesh--appoint a man over the company,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 27:16 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
  2. Deuteronomy 31:14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.
  3. 1 Samuel 12:13Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.
  4. 1 Kings 5:5So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’
  5. Jeremiah 3:15Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
  6. Jeremiah 23:4I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD.
  7. Ezekiel 34:11For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.
  8. Ezekiel 34:23I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
  9. Ezekiel 37:24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
  10. Matthew 9:38Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
  11. John 10:11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
  12. Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
  13. Hebrews 12:9Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?
  14. 1 Peter 5:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

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