¹²Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “Go up this mountain in the Abarim range. See the land I have given the people of Israel. ¹³After you have seen it, you too will join the members of your family who have already died. You will die, just as your brother Aaron did.

¹⁴“The community refused to obey me at the waters of Meribah Kadesh. At that time, you and Aaron did not obey my command. You did not honor me in front of them as the holy God.” Meribah Kadesh is in the Desert of Zin.

¹⁵Moses spoke to the Lord. He said, ¹⁶“Lord, you are the God who creates the spirits of all people. Please appoint a man to lead this community. ¹⁷Put him in charge of them. Tell him to take care of them. Then your people won’t be like sheep that don’t have a shepherd.”

¹⁸So the Lord said to Moses, “Joshua, the son of Nun, has the ability to be a wise leader. Get him and place your hand on him. ¹⁹Have him stand in front of the priest Eleazar and the whole community. Put him in charge while everyone is watching. ²⁰Give him some of your authority. Then the whole community of Israel will obey him.

²¹“Joshua will stand in front of the priest Eleazar. Eleazar will help him make decisions. Eleazar will get help from me by using the Urim. Joshua and the whole community of Israel must not make any move at all unless I command them to.”

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