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.”

²²Moses did just as the Lord commanded him. He got Joshua and had him stand in front of the priest Eleazar and the whole community. ²³Then Moses placed his hands on Joshua. And he put him in charge of the people. He did just as the Lord had directed through Moses.

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