Numbers 27:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Numbers 27:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 27:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 27:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Numbers 27:16 — World English Bible

Numbers 27:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Numbers 27:16 — American Standard Version

Numbers 27:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Numbers 27:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 27:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Let Jehovah, theGod of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the assembly, ”

Numbers 27:16 — Darby Translation

Numbers 27:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Let the Lord God of the spirits of all flesh appoint a man ouer the Congregation,”

Numbers 27:16 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 27:16 in Context — Numbers 27

14 For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

15 And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,

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

17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

18 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;

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What Does Numbers 27:16 Mean?

Numbers 27:16 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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