Numbers 11:28 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 11:28

Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyril of Jerusalem

Catechetical Lecture 16.26 (386)

Joshua, the son of Nun and successor of Moses, was amazed, and coming to Moses said to him, Have you heard that Eldad and Medad are prophesying? They were called and did not come forward; "Moses, my lord, stop them." I cannot forbid them, he said, for the grace is from heaven. So far am I from forbidding them that I consider it a favor. But I think you have not spoken thus in envy. Do not be overzealous on my account, because they have prophesied, and you do not yet prophesy. Await the proper time.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is probable that Joshua himself was one of the seventy, which made him the more jealous for the honour of their order. He takes it for granted that they were not under any necessitating impulse, for the spirit of the prophets is subject to the prophets, and therefore he would have them either not to prophesy at all or to come to the tabernacle and prophesy in concert with the rest.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

They, however, received the gifts of the Spirit as well as their brethren. And when Moses was urged to forbid their prophesying, his answer displayed a noble disinterestedness as well as zeal for the glory of God akin to that of our Lord (Mr 9:39).

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֜עַן	vai.Ya.'an	and he answered	H6030 →
יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ	ye.ho.Shu.a'	Joshua	H3091 →
בִּן־	bin-	[the] son of	H1121 →
נ֗וּן	Nun	Nun	H5126 →
מְשָׁרֵ֥ת	me.sha.Ret	[the] servant of	H8334 →
מֹשֶׁ֛ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
מִבְּחֻרָ֖יו	mi.be.chu.Rav	from youth<s> his	H979 →
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר	vai.yo.Mar	and he said	H559 →
אֲדֹנִ֥י	'a.do.Ni	O lord my	H113 →
מֹשֶׁ֖ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
כְּלָאֵֽם׃	ke.la.'Em	restrain them	H3607 →

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

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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
Exodus 33:11
Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not…
leads to
- Numbers 12:8
  I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
- Deuteronomy 34:10
  Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face—
- Exodus 24:13
  So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
- Exodus 33:9
  As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses.
- Deuteronomy 5:4
  The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.
Through
Joshua 1:1
Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,
leads to
- Deuteronomy 34:9
  Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Deuteronomy 1:38
  Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.
Through
John 3:26
So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
leads to
- John 1:7
  He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Numbers

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Numbers