and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and commission him in their sight.
Parallel translations
- WEB Set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and commission him in their sight.
- KJV And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
- BSB Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight.
- NKJV set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and inaugurate him in their sight.
- NLT Present him to Eleazar the priest before the whole community, and publicly commission him to lead the people.
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Quick answer
Joshua is to be commissioned publicly before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation.
Overview
The transfer of leadership occurs openly before priest and people, lending it full legitimacy and the people's recognition. Pairing the new leader with the high priest shows that Israel's governance was to remain under God's authority, with civil and priestly offices serving His covenant purposes together.
Cross-references & the web
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- Deut 3:28But commission Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you shall see.”
- Deut 31:23He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and courageous; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them. I will be with you.”
- Deut 31:7–8Moses called to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land which Yahweh has sworn to their fathers to give them; and you shall cause them to inherit it.
- Acts 20:28–31Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
- Col 4:17Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”
- 1 Tim 6:13–17I command you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,
- 1 Tim 5:21I command you in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
- 2 Tim 4:1–6I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:
- Luke 9:1–5He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
- Luke 10:2–11Then he said to them, “The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.
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