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Numbers 27:16–17

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16“aMay Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

17who awill go out 1and come in before them, and who will lead them out and 2bring them in, so that the congregation of Yahweh will not be blike sheep which have no shepherd.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit before them and who will
  2. 2Lit who will bring

Cross references

  1. aNum 16:22
  2. aDeut 31:2; 2 Chr 1:10
  3. b1 Kin 22:17; Ezek 34:5; Matt 9:36; Mark 6:34

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be as sheep that have no shepherd.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things, appoint someone over this community to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the Lord’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all, appoint a man over the community who will go out before them and come back in before them, and who will bring them out and bring them in, so that the Lord’s community won’t be like sheep without a shepherd.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“O Lord, you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Please appoint a new man as leader for the community. Give them someone who will guide them wherever they go and will lead them into battle, so the community of the Lord will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community who will go out before them and will come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so the community of Yahweh will not be like a flock that does not have a shepherd.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.