Numbers 11:16

Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them to the Tent of Meeting, that they may stand there with you.

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The LORD said to Moses, “Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; and bring them to the Tent of Meeting, that they may stand there with you.

BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.

KJV

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.

ASV

And Jehovah 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 tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee.

BBE

And the Lord said to Moses, Send for seventy of the responsible men of Israel, who are in your opinion men of weight and authority over the people; make them come to the Tent of meeting and be there with you.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 אֶסְפָה־ 'es·fah- gather H622 לִּי li to (the) me H9030 שִׁבְעִים shiv·'im seventy H7657 אִישׁ 'ish man H376 מִזִּקְנֵי mi·zik·nei from [the] elders of H2205 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher whom H834 יָדַעְתָּ ya·da'·ta you know H3045 כִּי־ ki- that H3588 הֵם hem they H1992 זִקְנֵי zik·nei [are] [the] elders of H2205 הָעָם ha·'am the people H5971 וְשֹׁטְרָיו ve·sho·te·rav and officials its H7860 וְלָקַחְתָּ ve·la·kach·ta and you will take H3947 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 אֹהֶל 'o·hel [the] tent of H168 מוֹעֵד mo·'ed meeting H4150 וְהִתְיַצְּבוּ ve·hit·ya·tze·vu and they will present themselves H3320 שָׁם sham there H8033 עִמָּךְ 'i·makh with you H5973

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 16–23

Moses is to choose such as he knew to be elders, that is, wise and experienced men. God promises to qualify them. If they were not found fit for the employ, they should be made fit. Even the discontented people shall be gratified too, that every mouth may be stopped. See here, I. The vanity of all the delights of sense; they will cloy, but they will not satisfy. Spiritual pleasures alone will satisfy and last. As the world passes away, so do the lusts of it. 2. What brutish sins gluttony and drunkenness are! they make that to hurt the body which should be its health. Moses objects. Even true and great believers sometimes find it hard to trust God under the discouragements of second causes, and against hope to believe in hope. God here brings Moses to this point, The Lord God is Almighty; and puts the proof upon the issue, Thou shalt see whether my word shall come to pass or not. If he speaks, it is done.

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