King James Version
Numbers 27:22 in the King James Version says “And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the c...” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:”
Numbers 27:22 · KJV
And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
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.
And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
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who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“as the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and set”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
“and before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“the priest”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
“and before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all the congregation”
H5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
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