Numbers 11:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.”

Numbers 11:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 11:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 11:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A young man ran, and told Moses, and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!””

Numbers 11:27 — World English Bible

Numbers 11:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. ”

Numbers 11:27 — American Standard Version

Numbers 11:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the young man runneth, and declareth to Moses, and saith, `Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.'”

Numbers 11:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 11:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And there ran a youth, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp. ”

Numbers 11:27 — Darby Translation

Numbers 11:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then there ranne a yong man, and tolde Moses, and saide, Eldad and Medad doe prophesie in the hoste.”

Numbers 11:27 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 11:27 in Context — Numbers 11

25 And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

26 But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.

27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!

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What Does Numbers 11:27 Mean?

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