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Numbers 27:16

“May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יִפְקֹ֣דyif.Kodlet him appointH6485 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
הָרוּחֹ֖תha.ru.Chotthe spiritsH7307 →
לְכָל־le.kholof allH3605 →
בָּשָׂ֑רba.SarfleshH1320 →
אִ֖ישׁ'isha manH376 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
הָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712 →

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Zechariah 4:6So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.Jeremiah 32:27“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.Jeremiah 3:15Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”Hebrews 12:9Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?Deuteronomy 31:14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.Ezekiel 34:23I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.Ezekiel 37:24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.John 10:11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.1 Peter 5:2–4Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;1 Samuel 12:13Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.Matthew 9:38Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.Jeremiah 23:4–5I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD.1 Kings 5:5So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’1 Thessalonians 2:4Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.

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