Numbers 27:18

New American Standard Bible (1995)

So the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD said to Moshe, Take Yehoshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

King James Version
And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;

Lexham English Bible
Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and place your hand on him.

English Standard Version
So the Lord said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.

New Century Version
So the Lord said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, because my Spirit is in him. Put your hand on him,

New English Translation
The Lord replied to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is such a spirit, and lay your hand on him;

Amplified Bible
The LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

New American Standard Bible
So the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lorde said vnto Moses, Take thee Ioshua the sonne of Nun, in whom is the Spirite, and put thine handes vpon him,

Legacy Standard Bible
So Yahweh said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

Contemporary English Version
The Lord answered, "Joshua son of Nun can do the job. Place your hands on him to show that he is the one to take your place.

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai said to Moshe, "Take Y'hoshua the son of Nun, a spiritual man, and lay your hand on him.

Darby Translation
And Jehovah said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and thou shalt lay thy hand upon him;

Easy-to-Read Version
So the Lord said to Moses, "Joshua son of Nun is very wise. You will place your hand on him and make him the new leader.

George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand upon him;

Good News Translation
The Lord said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a capable man, and place your hands on his head.

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

Literal Translation
And Jehovah said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses: Take vnto the Iosua the sonne of Nun, which is a man in whom is the sprete, and put thine handes vpon him,

American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay thy hand upon him;

Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Moses, Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and put your hand on him;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses: Take thee Iosuah the sonne of Nun, a man in whom is the spirite, and put thyne handes vpon hym,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is spirit, and lay thy hand upon him;

King James Version (1611)
And the Lord saide vnto Moses, Take thee Ioshua the sonne of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand vpon him.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Take to thyself Joshua the son of Naue, a man who has the Spirit in him, and thou shalt lay thy hands upon him.

English Revised Version
And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;

Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD replied to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide to hym, Take thou Josue, the sone of Nun, a man in whom the spyrit of God is, and set thin hond on hym; and he schal stonde bifore Eleazar,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Take to thee Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom [is] the Spirit, and thou hast laid thine hand upon him,

Update Bible Version
And Yahweh said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to Moses, Take to thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom [is] the spirit, and lay thy hand upon him;

World English Bible
Yahweh said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

New King James Version
And the LORD said to Moses: "Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

New Living Translation
The Lord replied, "Take Joshua son of Nun, who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

New Life Bible
So the Lord said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.

New Revised Standard
So the Lord said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand upon him;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh said unto Moses: Take thee Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is spirit, - then shalt thou lean thy hand upon him;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to him: take Josue the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and put thy hand upon him.

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand upon him;

THE MESSAGE
God said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun—the Spirit is in him!—and place your hand on him. Stand him before Eleazar the priest in front of the entire congregation and commission him with everyone watching. Pass your magisterial authority over to him so that the whole congregation of the People of Israel will listen obediently to him. He is to consult with Eleazar the priest who, using the oracle-Urim, will prayerfully advise him in the presence of God . He will command the People of Israel, the entire community, in all their comings and goings."

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ Then Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, ¹⁶ "May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, 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 which have no shepherd." ¹⁸ So the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;¹⁹ and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and commission him in their sight. ²⁰ "You shall put some of your authority on him, in order that all the congregation of the sons of Israel may obey him. ²¹ "Moreover, he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD. At his command they shall go out and at his command they shall come in, both he and the sons of Israel with him, even all the congregation." ²² Moses did just as the LORD commanded him; and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. ²³ Then he laid his hands on him and commissioned him, just as the LORD had spoken through Moses.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Take thee: Numbers 11:28, Numbers 13:8, Numbers 13:16, Exodus 17:9, Deuteronomy 3:28, Deuteronomy 31:7, Deuteronomy 31:8, Deuteronomy 31:23, Deuteronomy 34:9

a man: Numbers 11:17, Genesis 41:38, Judges 3:10, Judges 11:29, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:18, Daniel 5:14, John 3:34, Acts 6:3, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

lay: Numbers 27:23, Deuteronomy 34:9, Acts 6:6, Acts 8:15-19, Acts 13:3, Acts 19:6, 1 Timothy 4:14, 1 Timothy 5:22, Hebrews 6:2

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 1:38 - encourage him Deuteronomy 3:21 - I commanded Deuteronomy 31:3 - and Joshua 1 Kings 19:21 - ministered 1 Chronicles 7:27 - Jehoshuah 1 Chronicles 22:6 - charged him Acts 8:17 - laid

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord said unto Moses,.... In answer to his request:

take thou Joshua the son of Nun, who had been a servant of his near forty years, and of whose humility, diligence, faithfulness and integrity he had sufficient proof, as well as of his skill and courage in military affairs, particularly at the battle with Amalek,

Exodus 17:9:

a man in whom is the Spirit: not only in whom is a spirit or soul, which is in every man; but the Spirit of God, and that not only as a spirit of grace and sanctification, which is in every good man; but as a spirit of prophecy, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan; or rather it respects the more than ordinary gifts of the Spirit qualifying him for government, as courage and conduct, wisdom, prudence, and greatness of mind:

and lay thine hand upon him; thereby transferring the government to him, pointing him out to the people as his successor; to show to the children of Israel that he was in his place, as Aben Ezra notes; upon which followed a larger measure of the gifts of the Spirit of God; see

Deuteronomy 34:9.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In whom is the spirit Compare Genesis 41:38. Joshua was endowed by God with the requisite spiritual qualifications for the office. Moses howerer, was to lay his hands upon him, both in order to confer formal and public appointment, and also (compare Deuteronomy 34:9) to confirm and strengthen the spiritual gifts already bestowed. The previous reception of the inner grace did not dispense with that of the outward sign; compare the case of Cornelius Acts 10:44-48; and Paul’s baptism after his miraculous conversion Acts 9:18.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 27:18. In whom is the spirit — This must certainly mean the Spirit of God; and because he was endued with this Spirit, therefore he was capable of leading the people. How miserably qualified is that man for the work of God who is not guided and influenced by the Holy Ghost! God never chooses a man to accomplish his designs but that one whom he himself has qualified for the work.