Numbers 27:21 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 27:21

He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

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ASV

And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before Jehovah: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

KJV

And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest ... - Joshua was thus to be inferior to what Moses had been. For Moses had enjoyed the privilege of unrestricted direct contact with God: Joshua, like all future rulers of Israel, was to ask counsel mediately, through the High Priest and those means of inquiring of God wherewith the high priest was entrusted. Such counsel Joshua seems to have omitted to seek when he concluded his hasty treaty with the Gibeonites (Jos 9:3 ff). Judgment of Urim - See Exo 28:30 note.

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Who shall ask counsel for him - When he requires him to do so, and in important and difficult matters. Of Urim - Urim is put for both Urim and Thummim.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלִפְנֵ֨י	ve.lif.Nei	and <to> before	H6440 →
אֶלְעָזָ֤ר	'el.'a.Zar	Eleazar	H499 →
הַכֹּהֵן֙	ha.ko.Hen	the priest	H3548 →
יַעֲמֹ֔ד	ya.'a.Mod	he will stand	H5975 →
וְשָׁ֥אַל	ve.Sha.'al	and he will enquire	H7592 →
ל֛וֹ	lo	for <the> him
בְּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט	be.mish.Pat	by [the] judgment of	H4941 →
הָאוּרִ֖ים	ha.'u.Rim	the Urim	H224 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
פִּ֨יו	piv	mouth his	H6310 →
יֵצְא֜וּ	ye.tze.'U	they will go out	H3318 →
וְעַל־	ve.'al-	and on	H5921 →
פִּ֣יו	piv	mouth his	H6310 →
יָבֹ֗אוּ	ya.Vo.'u	they will come	H935 →
ה֛וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
בְּנֵי־	be.nei-	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אִתּ֖וֹ	'i.To	with him	H854 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
הָעֵדָֽה׃	ha.'e.Dah	the congregation	H5712 →

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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
Joshua 9:14
Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.
leads to
- Proverbs 3:5–6
  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
Through
1 Samuel 28:6
He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
leads to
- Numbers 12:6
  He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
- 1 Samuel 14:37
  So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.
- Lamentations 2:9
  Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find…
Through
Exodus 28:30
And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the…
leads to
- Ezra 2:63
  The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
- Nehemiah 7:65
  The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
- Deuteronomy 33:8
  Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
Through
Numbers 27:17
who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
leads to
- Ezekiel 34:5
  They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.

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