from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
Parallel translations
- WEB Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
- KJV Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.
- NKJV from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun;
- NASB from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun;
- NLT Ephraim Hoshea son of Nun
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Quick answer
Hoshea of Ephraim is listed, the man Moses will rename Joshua. He, like Caleb, will stand firm in faith.
Overview
Ephraim's spy, Hoshea, is named here and later given the name Joshua (v. 16). With Caleb he will urge Israel to trust God. His mention prepares for his rise as Moses' successor and as a type of the greater Joshua, Jesus, who leads God's people into their inheritance.
Cross-references & the web
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- Exod 24:13So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
- Num 11:28Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”
- Deut 31:23Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”
- Deut 34:9Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Num 13:16These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
- Exod 32:17When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.”
- Exod 17:9–13So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
- Deut 31:14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.
- Josh 1:1–9Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,
- Deut 32:44Then Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.
- Num 27:18–22And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
- Josh 1:16So they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go.
- Deut 31:7–8Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance.
- Josh 24:1–33Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.
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