Numbers 11:16

Overview - Numbers 11
The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer.
The people lust for flesh, and loathe manna.
10 Moses complains of his charge.
16 God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders, and to give the people flesh for a month.
21 Moses' faith is staggered.
31 Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth-hattaavah.
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Numbers 11:16  (King James Version)
And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.
 


seventy
Genesis 46:27 ; Exodus 4:29 ; Exodus 24:1 Exodus 24:9 Ezekiel 8:11 ; Luke 10:1 Luke 10:17

officers
Deuteronomy 1:15 ; 16:18 31:28