Numbers 27:15

Joshua Succeeds Moses

15 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Numbers 27:15 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 27:15

And Moses spake unto the Lord
Having requested to go into the land and see it, which was denied him; and perceiving he must quickly die, and being a man of a public spirit, and concerned for the welfare of the people of Israel, prays that a successor might be nominated and appointed:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 27:15 In-Context

13 When you see it, you will be gathered to your people, just as Aaron your brother was gathered,

14 because you rebelled against my word in the desert of Zin when the community quarreled regarding my holiness at the waters." (These [are] the waters of Meribah-Kadesh [in] the desert of Zin.)

15 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

16 "Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community

17 who will go out before them and will come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so the community of Yahweh will not be like a flock that does not have a shepherd."