Numbers 11:16 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 11:16

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee.

KJV

And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.

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Commentary

1 voice

Origen of Alexandria

HOMILIES ON GENESIS 3:3 (253)

But the Lord also says to Moses, "Choose for yourself presbyters whom you yourself know to be presbyters." Let us examine very carefully the word of the Lord. What does that addition appear to mean, which says, "Whom you yourself know to be presbyters"? Was it not obvious to the eyes of all that he was a presbyter, that is, old, who was bearing old age in his body?

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
יְהוָ֜ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
אֶסְפָה־	'es.fah-	gather !	H622 →
לִּ֞י	li	to <the> me
שִׁבְעִ֣ים	shiv.'Im	seventy	H7657 →
אִישׁ֮	'ish	man	H376 →
מִזִּקְנֵ֣י	mi.zik.Nei	from [the] elders of	H2205 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֒	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
יָדַ֔עְתָּ	ya.Da'.ta	you know	H3045 →
כִּי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
הֵ֛ם	hem	they	H1992 →
זִקְנֵ֥י	zik.Nei	[are] [the] elders of	H2205 →
הָעָ֖ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
וְשֹׁטְרָ֑יו	ve.sho.te.Rav	and officials its	H7860 →
וְלָקַחְתָּ֤	ve.la.kach.Ta	and you will take	H3947 →
אֹתָם֙	'o.Tam	<obj.> them	H853 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֹ֣הֶל	'O.hel	[the] tent of	H168 →
מוֹעֵ֔ד	mo.'Ed	meeting	H4150 →
וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּ	ve.hit.ya.tze.Vu	and they will present themselves	H3320 →
שָׁ֖ם	sham	there	H8033 →
עִמָּֽךְ׃	'i.Makh	with you	H5973 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 10:1
After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
leads to
- Mark 6:7–13
  Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
- Luke 9:52
  He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
- Matthew 10:1–4
  And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
Through
Luke 10:17
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
leads to
- Mark 16:17
  And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
- Luke 9:1
  Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
- Romans 16:20
  The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- Luke 10:1
  After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
- Luke 10:9
  Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’