Numbers 27:15

15 Moses responded to God:

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've had a good look you'll be joined to your ancestors in the grave - yes, you also along with Aaron your brother.

14 This goes back to the day when the congregation quarreled in the Wilderness of Zin and you didn't honor me in holy reverence before them in the matter of the waters, the Waters of Meribah (Quarreling) at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin."

15 Moses responded to God:

16 "Let God, the God of the spirits of everyone living, set a man over this community

17 to lead them, to show the way ahead and bring them back home so God's community will not be like sheep without a shepherd."