Numbers 11:29 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 11:29

But Moses replied, “Are you jealous on my account? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would place His Spirit on them!”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Moses said unto him, Art thou jealous for my sake? would that all Jehovah’s people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his Spirit upon them!

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

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).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Enviest thou for my sake - Art thou grieved because the gifts and graces of God are imparted to others besides me? Prophets - He saith prophets, not rulers, for that he knew was absurd and impossible. So we ought to be pleased, that God is glorified and good done, tho' to the lessening of our own honour.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לוֹ֙	lo	to <the> him
מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
הַֽמְקַנֵּ֥א	ham.ka.Ne'	¿ zealous	H7065 →
אַתָּ֖ה	'a.Tah	[are] you	H859 →
לִ֑י	Li	for <the> me
וּמִ֨י	u.Mi	and who?	H4310 →
יִתֵּ֜ן	yi.Ten	will he give	H5414 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
עַ֤ם	'am	[the] people of	H5971 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
נְבִיאִ֔ים	ne.vi.'Im	[were] prophets	H5030 →
כִּי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
יִתֵּ֧ן	yi.Ten	he will put	H5414 →
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
רוּח֖וֹ	ru.Cho	spirit his	H7307 →
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃	'a.lei.Hem	on them	H5921 →

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 10:2
And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
leads to
- Matthew 9:36–38
  When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
- John 4:35–38
  Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
- 1 Corinthians 3:6–9
  I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
Through
James 4:5
Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
  What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and…
- 1 Corinthians 6:19
  Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
Through
James 5:9
Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
leads to
- Leviticus 19:18
  Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5
  Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each…
- James 4:11
  Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of…