Numbers 27 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Then came near the daughters of Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, pertaining to the families of Manasseh, son of Joseph,––these, being the names of his daughters, Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah and Milcah, and Tirzah. ² So they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes, and all the assembly,––at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying: ³ Our father, died in the desert, although, he, was not among the assembly that conspired against Yahweh, in the assembly of Korah,––but, in his own sin, died he; and, sons, had he none. ⁴ Wherefore should the name of our father be withdrawn, out of the midst of his family, because he had no son? Give ye unto us a possession, in the midst of the brethren of our father. ⁵ And Moses brought near their cause, before Yahweh. ⁶ Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying: ⁷ A right thing, are the daughters of Zelophehad speaking: Thou shalt, surely give, them a possession for an inheritance, in the midst of the brethren of their father,––and shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass over unto them. ⁸ And, unto the sons of Israel, shalt thou speak, saying,––When, any man, shall die, having no, son, then shall ye cause his inheritance to pass over to his daughter. ⁹ And, if he hath no daughter, then shall ye give his inheritance unto his brethren. ¹⁰ And, if he hath no brethren, then shall ye give his inheritance unto the brethren of his father. ¹¹ And, if his father hath no brethren, then shall ye give his inheritance unto his blood–relation that is near unto him, of his family, and he shall possess it,––So shall it serve the sons of Israel as a regulative statute, As Yahweh commanded Moses.
¹² And Yahweh said unto Moses, Go up into this mount of Abarim,––and see the land which I have given unto the sons of Israel; ¹³ And, when thou hast seen it, then shalt, thou also, be withdrawn unto thy kinsfolk,––as, Aaron thy brother, was withdrawn; ¹⁴ because ye resisted my bidding––in the desert of Zin, when the assembly contended,––that ye should hallow me regarding the waters, before their eyes,––the same, were the waters of Meribah, of Kadesh, in the desert of Zin.
¹⁵ Then spake Moses unto Yahweh, saying: ¹⁶ Let Yahweh, God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the assembly; ¹⁷ who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may take them out, and who may bring them in,––that the assembly of Yahweh become not as sheep that have no shepherd. ¹⁸ And Yahweh said unto Moses: Take thee Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is spirit,––then shalt thou lean thy hand upon him; ¹⁹ and shalt cause him to stand, before Eleazar the priest, and before all the assembly,––and shalt charge him, before their eyes; ²⁰ and shalt put some of thine honour upon him,––that all the assembly of the sons of Israel, may hearken. ²¹ And, before Eleazar the priest, shall he stand, and shall ask by him for the decision of the Lights, before Yahweh,––at the bidding thereof, shall they go out, and, at the bidding thereof, shall they come in––he, and all the sons of Israel with him, even all the assembly. ²² And Moses did as Yahweh commanded him,––and took Joshua, and caused him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the assembly; ²³ and leaned his hands upon him, and charged him,––As Yahweh spake by the hand of Moses.

³³ Now, Zelophehad, son of Hepher, had no sons, but only, daughters,––and, the names of the daughters of Zelophehad, were Mahlah and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

¹ Then came near the heads of fathers, belonging to the family of the sons of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, out of the families of the sons of Joseph,––and spake before Moses, and before the princes, heads of fathers, belonging to the sons of Israel; ² and they said––Unto my lord, did Yahweh give command, to bestow the land as an inheritance, by lot, unto the sons of Israel,––my lord, therefore, was commanded by Yahweh, to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother, unto his daughters. ³ When, therefore, unto any one from among the sons of the [other] tribes of the sons of Israel, they become wives, their inheritance shall disappear out of the inheritance of our fathers, and be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they shall be received,––and so, out of the lot of our inheritance, shall it disappear. ⁴ And, when the jubilee shall come to the sons of Israel, then shall their inheritance be added unto the inheritance of the tribe to which they shall be received,––and, out of the, inheritance of the tribe of our fathers, shall their inheritance disappear.
⁵ Then Moses commanded the sons of Israel, at the bidding of Yahweh, saying,––A right thing, are, the tribe of the sons of Joseph, speaking. ⁶ This, is the thing which Yahweh hath commanded, as to the daughters of Zelophehad, saying: Unto whomsoever it may be good in their eyes, let them become wives,––save only, unto the family of the tribe of their father, let them become wives. ⁷ So shall no inheritance belonging to the sons of Israel go round from tribe to tribe,––for the sons of Israel shall, each one, cleave, unto the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. ⁸ And, every daughter possessing all inheritance, from among the tribes of the sons of Israel, unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, shall become wife,––to the intent that the sons of Israel may possess, each one, the inheritance of his fathers; ⁹ and no inheritance go round from one tribe to another tribe,––for the tribes of the sons of Israel shall cleave, each one unto his own inheritance. ¹⁰ As Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did the daughters of Zelophehad. ¹¹ Thus then did Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milchah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, become wives, unto the sons of their father’s brethren. ¹² Unto men from among the families of the son of Manasseh, son of Joseph, became they wives,––and so their inheritance remained, with the tribe of the family of their father.

³ But, Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters,––and, these, are the names of his daughters, Mahlah and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ⁴ And they had come near, before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Yahweh, commanded Moses, to give us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren,––And he had given them, according to the bidding of Yahweh, an inheritance, in the midst of the brethren of their father. ⁵ Thus there fell ten portions to Manasseh,––besides the land of Gilead, and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan; ⁶ because, the daughters of Manasseh, received an inheritance in the midst of his sons,––and, the land of Gilead, became the possession of the sons of Manasseh that remained.

¹⁵ and, Machir, took a wife pertaining to Huppim and Shuppim, and, the name of his sister, was Maacah, and, the name of the second, Zelophehad,––and, Zelophehad, had, daughters.

²⁸ There cannot be Jew or Greek, there cannot be bond or free, there cannot be male and female, for, all ye, are one, in Christ Jesus:

¹³ Now it came to pass, on the morrow, that Moses sat, to judge the people,––and the people stood by Moses, from the morning, until the evening. ¹⁴ And, when Moses father–in–law saw all that, he, was doing for the people, he said––What is this thing which, thou, art doing for the people? Wherefore art, thou, sitting, alone, with, all the people, stationed by thee, from morning until evening?

¹⁹ Now, hearken thou to my voice––let me counsel thee, and may God be with thee: Be, thou, for, the people, in front of God, so shalt, thou, bring the matters unto God; ²⁰ and shalt cause to shine upon them, the statutes and the laws,––and make known to them the way wherein they should go, and the work they should do. ²¹ Thou thyself, therefore, shalt look out, from among all the people––men of ability, reverers of God, men of fidelity, haters of extortion,––and place them over [them] as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. ²² So shall they judge the people at any time, and it shall be, all the great matters, shall they bring in unto thee, but, all the small matters, shall, they themselves, judge,––so, lighten thou the burden for thyself, and let them bear it with thee. ²³ If, this thing, thou wilt do, and God shall command thee, then shalt thou be able to endure,––yea, moreover, all this people, shall go in, unto their dwellings, contented. ²⁴ So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father–in–law, and did all that he had said; ²⁵ and Moses chose men of ability out of all Israel, and set them to be heads over the people,––rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. ²⁶ And they shall judge the people, at any time,––the hard matters, shall they bring in unto Moses, but, all the small matters, shall, they themselves, judge.

³³ And they who found him gathering sticks, brought him near, unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto all the assembly. ³⁴ And they put him in ward,––because it was not clear what they should do unto him.

⁸ When any matter of judgment, shall be too difficult for thee––between blood and blood, between plea and plea, or between stroke and stroke, matters of contention within thy gates, then shalt thou arise and go up unto the place which Yahweh thy God, shall choose; ⁹ and shalt come in unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge, who shall be in those days,––and shalt enquire, and they shall declare unto thee, the sentence of judgment; ¹⁰ and thou shalt do according to the sentence which they shall declare unto thee, out of that place, which Yahweh, shall choose,––yea thou shalt observe to do according to all which they shall direct thee:

³⁵ I––Yahweh, have spoken, Verily, this, will I do to all this evil assembly, who have conspired against me,––In this desert, shall they be consumed, And, there, shall they die.

¹ Then took Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi,––and Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On, son of Peleth, sons of Reuben; ² and rose up before Moses, with certain men of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty,––princes of assembly, called to the stated meeting, men of renown; ³ and gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Too much for you, when, all the assembly, are, all of them, holy, and, in the midst of them, is Yahweh,––Wherefore, then, should ye set yourselves up, above the convocation of Yahweh?

¹⁹ And Korah gathered together against them all the assembly, unto the entrance of the tent of meeting,––then appeared the glory of Yahweh, unto all the assembly.

³² and the earth opened, her mouth, and swallowed up them, and their households,––and all the human beings who pertained unto Korah, with all their goods: ³³ so, they, and all that pertained unto them, went down, alive, unto hades,––and the earth, closed upon them, and they perished out of the midst of the convocation. ³⁴ And, all Israel who were round about them, fled at their cry,––for they said, Lest the earth, swallow us up.
³⁵ Fire also, came forth, from Yahweh,––and consumed the two hundred and fifty men, who offered the incense.

⁴⁹ And so it was, that they who died in the plague were fourteen thousand, and seven hundred,––besides them who died over the matter of Korah.

⁹ and, the sons of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan and Abiram,––The same, Dathan and Abiram, notable men of the assembly, who contended against Moses, and against Aaron, in the assembly of Korah, when they contended against Yahweh; ¹⁰ and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up––with Korah also, when the assembly died,––when the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, and they became a warning;

⁶⁴ And, among these, was there not found a man of them who had been numbered by Moses, and Aaron the priest,––when they numbered the sons of Israel, in the desert of Sinai. ⁶⁵ For Yahweh had said of them, They shall, surely die, in the desert. And there was not left of them a man, save only, Caleb son of Jephunneh, and Joshua son of Nun.

⁴ Lo! as for all persons, mine, they are, As, the person of the father, so, also the person of the son, mine, they are,––The person that sinneth, the same, shall die.

²¹ He said unto them again, therefore––I, go, and ye shall seek me,––and yet, in your sin, shall ye die: Whither, I, go, ye, cannot come.

²⁴ Therefore said I unto you, Ye shall die in your sins: For, if ye believe not that, I, am he, ye shall die in your sins.

¹² For this cause,––just as, through one man, sin into the world entered, and through sin, death,––and, so, unto all men death passed through, for that all had sinned; ––

²¹ In order that––just as sin reigned in death, so, also, favour, might reign through righteousness unto life age–abiding, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

²³ For, the wages of sin, is death; but, God’s gift of favour, is life age–abiding, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹¹ And Moses besought the face of Yahweh his God,––and said––Wherefore, O Yahweh, should thine anger kindle upon thy people, whom thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt, with great might, and with a firm hand?

⁴ And they had come near, before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Yahweh, commanded Moses, to give us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren,––And he had given them, according to the bidding of Yahweh, an inheritance, in the midst of the brethren of their father.

¹³ Let his posterity be for cutting off, In another generation, let their name be wiped out;

⁹ The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.

¹⁵ And Moses said to his father–in–law,––Because the people come in unto me, to seek God: ¹⁶ When they have a matter, they come in unto me, then do I judge between a man and his neighbour,––and make known the statutes of God, and his laws. ¹⁷ Then said Moses’ father–in–law unto him,––Not good, is the thing that thou art doing. ¹⁸ Thou wilt get, quite worn out, both thou, and this people that is with thee,––for the thing is, too heavy for thee, thou canst not do it, alone. ¹⁹ Now, hearken thou to my voice––let me counsel thee, and may God be with thee: Be, thou, for, the people, in front of God, so shalt, thou, bring the matters unto God;

²² And I will meet with thee there, and will speak with thee from off the propitiatory, from between the two cherubim, which are upon the ark of the testimony,––whatsoever I may give thee in charge, for the sons of Israel.

¹² and they put him in ward,––that a clear answer might be given to them, at the mouth of Yahweh. ¹³ Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

⁸ And Moses said unto them,––Stay, and let me hear, what Yahweh shall command concerning you!

³⁴ And they put him in ward,––because it was not clear what they should do unto him.

⁴ I would set out, before him, a plea, and, my mouth, would I fill with arguments;

⁵ Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean: ⁶ In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.

⁵ The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, Is God, in his holy habitation. ⁶ God, is he that causeth the solitary to dwell in a home, That bringeth out prisoners into prosperity, But, the rebellious, have made their habitation in a sunburnt land.

¹ Then came near the heads of fathers, belonging to the family of the sons of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, out of the families of the sons of Joseph,––and spake before Moses, and before the princes, heads of fathers, belonging to the sons of Israel; ² and they said––Unto my lord, did Yahweh give command, to bestow the land as an inheritance, by lot, unto the sons of Israel,––my lord, therefore, was commanded by Yahweh, to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother, unto his daughters.

⁵ The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, Is God, in his holy habitation.

¹¹ Leave thy fatherless children, I, will preserve them alive,––And, thy widows, In me, let them trust.

²⁵ When thy brother waxeth poor, and so selleth aught of his possession, then may his kinsman that is near unto him come in, and redeem that which was sold by his brother.

⁴⁹ or, his uncle or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or, a near flesh–relation of his, of his family, may redeem him, or, his own hand may have gotten enough, and, so he may redeem himself.

²⁹ So shall these serve you as a regulative statute unto your generations,––wheresoever ye may dwell.

³ Then said he to the kinsman, The parcel of land that was our brother Elimelech’s, is to be disposed of by Naomi, who hath returned out of the country of Moab; ⁴ and, I, thought, I would unveil thine ear, saying––Take it over in presence of such as are here seated, and in presence of the elders of my people. If thou wilt act as kinsman, act as kinsman, but, if thou wilt not so act, only tell me––that I may know, for there is none who can set thee aside as kinsman, but, I, am after thee. And he said, I, will act as kinsman. ⁵ Then said Boaz, What day thou takest over the land from the hand of Naomi, also, of Ruth the Moabitess, wife of the dead, dost thou take [it], to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. ⁶ Then said the kinsman––I cannot act as kinsman for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance,––do, thou, for thyself act as kinsman in my right, for I cannot so redeem.

²⁵ And so it came to pass, from that day forward, that he appointed it, for a statute and for a custom unto Israel, until this day.

⁸ So Hanameel son of mine uncle, came unto me, according to the word of Yahweh, into the guard–court, and said unto me, Buy, I pray thee, my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin, for, thine, is the right of inheritance, and, thine, the redemption,––buy it for thyself. So I knew, that, the word of Yahweh, it was.

⁴⁷ And they brake up from Almon–diblathaim,––and encamped among the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. ⁴⁸ And they brake up from the mountains of Abarim,––and encamped in the waste plains of Moab, by Jordan near Jericho.

²³ Then sought I Yahweh, at that time, for a favour, saying: ²⁴ My Lord Yahweh, thou thyself, hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy firm hand,––as to which, what GOD is there, in the heavens or in the earth, that can do according to thy doings, and according to thy mighty deeds? ²⁵ Let me pass over, I pray thee, that I may see the good land that is over the Jordan,––this good mountain, and the Lebanon. ²⁶ But Yahweh had been provoked, with me, for your sakes, and hearkened not unto me,––and Yahweh said, unto me, Enough for thee! do not add a word unto me further, in this matter. ²⁷ Ascend the top of the Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes––westward, and northward, and southward and eastward––and see with thine own eyes,––for thou shalt not pass over this Jordan.

⁴⁸ And Yahweh spake unto Moses, on this selfsame day, saying: ⁴⁹ Get thee up into this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, which is over against Jericho––and behold the land of Canaan, which I, am giving unto the sons of Israel, for a possession; ⁵⁰ and die thou in the mount whither thou art going up, and be withdrawn unto thy kinsfolk,––as Aaron thy brother died, in Mount Hor, and was withdrawn unto his kinsfolk; ⁵¹ for that ye acted unfaithfully against me, in the midst of the sons of Israel, regarding the waters of Meribah–Kadesh, in the desert of Zin,––for that ye hallowed me not in the midst of the sons of Israel. ⁵² Yet, over against thee, shalt thou behold the land,––but, thereinto, shalt thou not enter, into the land which I am giving unto the sons of Israel.

¹ So then Moses went up, from the waste plains of Moab, into Mount Nebo, the head of Pisgah, which is over against Jericho,––and Yahweh showed him all the land––even Gilead as far as Dan; ² and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh,––and all the land of Judah, as far as the hinder sea; ³ and the South,––and the circuit of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. ⁴ And Yahweh said unto him––This, is the land which I sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed, will I give it. I have let thee see with thine own eyes, But, thither, shalt thou not pass over.

⁸ So Abraham breathed his last, and died, in a fine old age, old and satisfied,––and was gathered unto his people.

¹⁷ And, these, are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty–seven years,––and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered unto his people.

²⁴ Aaron shall be withdrawn unto his kinsfolk, for he shall not enter into the land, which I have given unto the sons of Israel,––because ye spurned my bidding, at the waters of Meribah. ²⁵ Take thou Aaron, and Eleazar his son,––and bring them up Mount Hor; ²⁶ and strip thou Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son,––and, Aaron, shall be withdrawn, and shall die there. ²⁷ And Moses did as Yahweh commanded,––and they went up into, Mount Hor, in sight of all the assembly. ²⁸ And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son, and Aaron died there, in the top of the mount,––and Moses and Eleazar came down out of the mount.

² Exact thou, the avenging of the sons of Israel, from the Midianites,––and, afterwards, shalt thou be withdrawn unto thy kinsfolk.

³⁸ and Aaron the priest went up into Mount Hor, at the bidding of Yahweh, and died there,––in the fortieth year, by the coming forth of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first of the month.

⁶ And, the sons of Israel, set forward out of Beeroth Bene–jaakan to Moserah,––there, died Aaron, and was buried there, and Eleazar, his son, became priest in his stead.

⁵⁰ and die thou in the mount whither thou art going up, and be withdrawn unto thy kinsfolk,––as Aaron thy brother died, in Mount Hor, and was withdrawn unto his kinsfolk;

⁷ So he called the name of the place, Massah, and Meribah,––because of the fault–finding of the sons of Israel, and because of their putting Yahweh to the proof, saying, Is Yahweh in our midst, or is he not?

¹ Then came the sons of Israel, the whole assembly, into the desert of Zin, in the first month, and the people dwelt in Kadesh,––and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

⁸ Take the staff, and gather together the assembly, thou, and Aaron thy brother, then shall ye speak unto the cliff, before their eyes, and it shall give forth its waters,––so shalt thou bring forth unto them water, out of the cliff, and shalt cause the assembly, and their cattle, to drink. ⁹ And Moses took the staff, from before Yahweh,––as he commanded him. ¹⁰ And Moses and Aaron gathered together the convocation, before the cliff,––and he said unto them: Hear, I pray you, ye rebels! Out of this cliff, must we bring forth for you, water? ¹¹ And Moses lifted high his hand, and smote the cliff, with his staff, twice,––and there came forth water in abundance, and the assembly and their cattle, did drink. ¹² Then said Yahweh unto Moses and unto Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to hallow me in the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore, shall ye not bring in this convocation into the land which I have given unto them. ¹³ The same, were the waters of Meribah [that is "Contention"] in that the sons of Israel contended with Yahweh,––and so he hallowed himself among them.

²⁴ Aaron shall be withdrawn unto his kinsfolk, for he shall not enter into the land, which I have given unto the sons of Israel,––because ye spurned my bidding, at the waters of Meribah.

³⁷ Even with me, did Yahweh show himself angry, for your sakes, saying,––Even thou, shalt not enter therein.

³² And they provoked by the waters of Meribah,––And it fared ill with Moses, for their sakes; ³³ For they embittered his spirit, and he spake rashly with his lips.

²² And they fell upon their faces, and said, O GOD, the God of the spirits of all flesh,––shall, one man, sin, and, against all the assembly, wilt thou be wroth.

¹⁴ Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Lo! thy days have drawn near, that thou must die. Call Joshua, and station yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may command him. So Moses went, with Joshua, and they took their station in the tent of meeting.

¹³ Now, therefore, lo! the king whom ye have chosen, for whom ye have asked,––lo! therefore, Yahweh hath set over you a king.

⁵ Behold me! then, purposing to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God––even as Yahweh spake unto David my father, saying––Thy son, whom I will set in thy stead, upon thy throne, he, shall build the house for my Name.

¹⁵ and will give you shepherds, according to mine own heart,––who will feed you, with knowledge and discretion.

⁴ And I will raise up over them shepherds, who will tend them,––So shall they not be afraid any more, nor be dismayed, nor be missing, Declareth Yahweh. ⁵ Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, when I will raise up to David, A righteous Bud, And he shall reign as, king, and prosper, And shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

¹¹ For, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh,––Here am, I myself, Therefore will I inquire after my flock, and seek them out: ¹² As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day he is in the midst of his sheep that are scattered, So, will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all the places where they were scattered in the day of cloud and thick darkness; ¹³ And I will bring them out from among the peoples, And will gather them out of the lands, And will bring them upon their own soil,––And will tend them, Upon the mountains of Israel, In the ravines, And in all the habitable places of the land: ¹⁴ In good pastures, will I feed them, And, on the mountains of the height of Israel, shall be their fold,––There, shall they lie down, in a fold that is good, And, on pasture that is fat, shall they feed, among the mountains of Israel. ¹⁵ I myself, will tend my flock, And, I myself, will cause them to lie down, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh: ¹⁶ That which is straying, will I seek out, And, that which hath been driven away, will I bring back, And, that which is torn, will I bind up, And, the weak, will I strengthen,––But, the fat and the strong, will I watch, I will feed them with justice.

²³ And I will raise up over them one shepherd, And he shall tend them, Even my servant David,––He, will tend them, And, he, will become to them a shepherd;

²⁴ And, my servant David, shall be king over them, And, one shepherd, shall they all, have,––And, in my regulations, shall they walk, And, my statutes, shall they observe, and do them.

³⁸ Beg ye, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest,––That he would thrust forth labourers, into his harvest.

¹¹ I, am the good shepherd: The good shepherd, his life, layeth down, for the sheep.

²⁸ Be taking heed unto yourselves, and unto all the little flock in which the Holy Spirit hath set, you, as overseers,––to be shepherding the assembly of God which he hath acquired through means of the blood of his own.

⁹ Furthermore, indeed, the fathers of our flesh, we used to have, as administrators of discipline, and we used to pay deference: shall we not, much rather, submit ourselves to the Father of our spirits and, live?

² Shepherd the beloved flock of God, which is among you,––not by compulsion, but by choice, nor yet for base gain, but of a ready mind,–– ³ Nor yet as lording it over the allotted portions, but becoming, ensamples, to the beloved flock; ⁴ And, when the Chief Shepherd is manifested, ye shall bear away, the unfading crown of glory.

² and said unto them––A hundred and twenty years old, am I today, I can no more go out and come in,––Yahweh, indeed hath said unto me, Thou shall not pass over this Jordan.

²⁰ so shall, even we, become like all the nations,––and our king shall judge us, and go forth before us, and fight our battles.

¹³ So Saul removed him from him, and appointed him to be for him the captain of a thousand,––and he went out and came in before the people.

² Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou, wast he that led out and brought in, Israel,––and Yahweh said to thee––Thou, shalt be shepherd unto my people, Israel, and, thou, shalt become leader over Israel.

⁷ Now, therefore, O Yahweh my God, thou, hast made thy servant king, instead of David my father,––and, I, am but a little child, I know not how to go out and come in.

¹⁷ And he said––I saw all Israel, scattered among the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd,––so Yahweh said, These have, no masters, let them return every man unto his own house, in peace.

¹⁰ Now, wisdom and knowledge, give thou unto me, that I may go out before this people, and may come in,––for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?

¹⁶ So he said, I saw all Israel, scattered upon the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd,–and Yahweh said, No masters, have these! let them return every man unto his own house, in peace.

⁵ And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; And they became food for every wild beast of the field, So were they scattered.

² For, the household gods, have spoken vanity, and, the diviners, have had vision of falsehood, and, deceitful dreams, do they relate, vainly, do they console,––for this reason, have they moved about like a flock, they suffer ill, because there is no shepherd.

⁷ O Sword! awake against my shepherd, even against the man that is my companion, urgeth Yahweh of hosts,––Smite the shepherd, and let the flock, be scattered, Howbeit I will turn back my hand over the little ones.

³⁶ But, seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion concerning them, because they were torn and thrown down, like sheep having no shepherd.

⁶ But be going, rather, unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

²⁴ But, he, answering, said, I was not sent forth, save unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

³⁴ And, coming forth, he saw, a great multitude, and was moved with compassion towards them, because they were like sheep having no shepherd, and he began to be teaching them many things.

³ To him, the porter openeth, and, the sheep, unto his voice, hearken: and, his own sheep, he calleth by name, and leadeth them forth. ⁴ As soon as, all his own, he hath put forth, before them, he moveth on, and, the sheep, follow him, because they know his voice;

⁹ I, am the door: through me, if anyone enter, he shall be saved, and shall come in and go out, and, pasture, shall find.

²⁵ For ye were as sheep going astray, but have now turned back unto the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

³⁸ and Pharaoh said unto his servants,––Can we find such a one, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?

⁹ And Moses said unto Joshua––Choose for us men, and go forth, fight with Amalek,––tomorrow, am, I, stationing myself upon the top of the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.

¹⁷ Then will I come down, and speak with thee there, and will take of the spirit that is upon thee, and put upon them,––and they shall carry, with thee, the burden of the people, and, thou, shalt not carry it, by thyself.

²⁵ Then Yahweh, came down, in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave unto the seventy men––the elders. And it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and then did so no more. ²⁶ Now there were two men left behind in the camp––the name of the one, was Eldad, and, the name of the other, Medad, so then the spirit, rested on them––they, being among them who were written, though they had not gone forth unto the tent,––but they prophesied in the camp. ²⁷ And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said,––Eldad and Medad, are prophesying in the camp! ²⁸ Then responded Joshua, son of Nun, the attendant of Moses from his youth, and said,––My lord Moses, forbid them! ²⁹ But Moses said unto him, Art, thou, jealous for, me? Oh would that, all the people of Yahweh, were prophets! Yea, let Yahweh put his spirit upon them!

⁸ Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea, son of Nun;

¹⁶ These, are the names of the men, whom Moses sent, to spy out the land,––but Moses called Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.

²³ and leaned his hands upon him, and charged him,––As Yahweh spake by the hand of Moses.

²⁸ But command thou Joshua, and confirm him and embolden him,––for, he, shall pass over before this people, and, he, shall cause them to inherit the land, which thou shalt see.

⁷ And Moses called for Joshua, and said unto him, in the sight of all Israel, Be firm and bold, for, thou, shalt go with this people, into the land which Yahweh sware unto their fathers, to give unto them, and, thou, shalt cause them to inherit it. ⁸ But, Yahweh, it is who is going before thee, he, will be with thee, he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee,––thou must not fear, nor be dismayed.

²³ And he commanded Joshua, son of Nun, and said––Be firm and bold, for, thou, shalt bring the sons of Israel into the land which I have sworn to them,––and, I, will be with thee.

⁹ But, Joshua, son of Nun, was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him,––so the sons of Israel hearkened unto him, and did, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

¹⁰ And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war, and Yahweh delivered into his hand, Chushan–rishathaim, king of Syria,––and his hand prevailed over Chushan–rishathaim.

²⁹ Then came upon Jephthah the spirit of Yahweh, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh,––and passed through Mizpeh of Gilead, and, from Mizpeh of Gilead, he passed through [unto] the sons of Ammon.

¹³ And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David, from that day forward. Then arose Samuel, and went his way unto Ramah.
¹⁴ But, the spirit of Yahweh, departed from Saul,––and there terrified him a sad spirit, from Yahweh.

¹⁸ Then responded one of the young men and said––Lo! I have seen––a son of Jesse, the Bethlehemite, skilled in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and of intelligent speech, and a handsome man, and, Yahweh, is with him.

¹⁴ Then, I have heard concerning thee, that, the spirit of the gods, is in thee,––and, light and intelligence and distinguished wisdom, are found in thee.

³⁴ For, he whom God hath sent, the sayings of God, doth speak; for, not by measure, giveth he the Spirit.

³ But look out for yourselves, brethren, seven men from among you, who can be well–attested, full of Spirit and wisdom,––whom we will appoint over this need;

⁶ Whom they set before the Apostles, and, praying, they laid upon them their hands.

¹⁵ Who, indeed, going down, prayed for them, that they might receive Holy Spirit; –– ¹⁶ For, not yet, had it, upon any one of them, fallen, but, only, to begin with, they had been immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁷ Then, proceeded they to lay their hands upon them, and they were receiving Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ But Simon, seeing that, through means of the laying on of the hands of the Apostles, the Spirit was being given, offered unto them money, ¹⁹ Saying––Give unto me also this authority,––in order that, on whomsoever may lay my hands, he may receive Holy Spirit.

³ Then, fasting and praying, and laying their hands upon them, they sent them away.

⁶ and, Paul laying hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying.

⁴ But, distributions of gifts, there are, yet the same Spirit, ⁵ And, distributions of ministries, there are, and the same Lord, ⁶ And, distributions of energies, there are, and the same God––who energiseth all things in all. ⁷ But, unto each one, is given the manifesting of the Spirit, with a view to that which is profitable; ⁸ For, unto one, indeed, through the Spirit, is given, a word of wisdom, but, unto another, a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; –– ⁹ Unto a different one, faith, in the same Spirit, and, unto another, gifts of healings, in the one Spirit, ¹⁰ And, unto another, energies of mighty works, [and], unto another, prophesying, [and], unto another, discriminations of spirits,––unto a different one, kinds of tongues, and, unto another, translation of tongues; –– ¹¹ But, all these, energiseth the one and the same Spirit, distributing unto each one, peculiarly, even as it is disposed.

¹⁴ Be not careless of the gift of favour, that is in thee, which was given thee through means of prophesying, along with a laying on of the hands of the eldership.

²² Hands, suddenly, upon no one, lay, neither have fellowship with sins of strangers: thyself, keep, chaste:––

² Of immersions––in respect of teaching, and of the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of judgment age–abiding; ––

¹ And, calling together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to be curing, diseases; ² and sent them forth, to be proclaiming the kingdom of God, and to be healing; ³ and said unto them––Nothing, take ye for the journey,––neither staff, nor satchel, nor bread, nor silver, nor to have, two tunics. ⁴ And, into whatsoever house ye enter, there, abide, and, thence, be going forth. ⁵ And, as many soever as shall not welcome you, in going forth from that city, the dust of your feet, shake ye off, for a witness against them.

² And he was saying unto them––The harvest, indeed, is, great, but, the labourers, few; beg ye, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest, that he would thrust forth, labourers, into his harvest. ³ Withdraw! Lo! I send you forth as lambs amid wolves. ⁴ Be not carrying purse, or satchel, or sandals, and, no one along the road, salute ye; ⁵ And, into whatsoever house ye enter, First, say, Peace to this house! ⁶ And, if the son of peace be, there, your peace, shall rest upon it; but, otherwise, at least, unto you, shall it return. ⁷ And, in the self–same house, abide ye, eating and drinking such things as they have; for, worthy, is the labourer, of his hire: be not removing from house to house. ⁸ And, into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they bid you welcome, be eating such things as are set before you; ⁹ And be curing the sick that are, therein, and be saying unto them––The kingdom of God hath drawn nigh upon you. ¹⁰ But, into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they do not welcome you, going forth into the broadways thereof, say ye: ¹¹ Even the dust that cleaveth unto us, out of your city, unto our feet, do we wipe off against you; nevertheless, of this, be taking notice––The kingdom of God hath drawn near.

²⁸ Be taking heed unto yourselves, and unto all the little flock in which the Holy Spirit hath set, you, as overseers,––to be shepherding the assembly of God which he hath acquired through means of the blood of his own. ²⁹ I, know, that there will enter, after my departure, grievous wolves into your midst, not sparing the little flock; ³⁰ and, from among your own selves, will arise men speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. ³¹ Wherefore, be on the watch, remembering that, for three years, night and day, I gave myself no rest, with tears, admonishing each one.

¹⁷ And say to Archippus: be taking heed unto the ministry which thou hast accepted in the Lord,––that, the same, thou fulfill.

²¹ I adjure thee, before God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen messengers, that, these things, thou observe, apart from prejudgment, doing, nothing, by partiality.

¹³ I charge thee, before God, who engendereth life in all things, and Christ Jesus, who, before Pontius Pilate, witnessed the noble confession, ¹⁴ That thou keep the commandment without spot, free from reproach, until the forthshining of our Lord Jesus Christ–– ¹⁵ Which, in its own fit times, the happy and only Potentate will shew––the King of them that reign, and Lord of them that wield lordship, ¹⁶ Who alone hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable,––Whom no man hath seen––nor can see: unto whom, be honour and might age–abiding. Amen. ¹⁷ Upon them who are rich in the present age, lay thou charge––not to be high–minded, nor to have set their hope on, riches’, uncertainty,––but on God, who offereth us all things richly for enjoying,

¹ I adjure [thee] before God, and Christ Jesus––Who is about to be judging living and dead,––both as to his forthshining and his kingdom, ² Proclaim the word, take thy position––in season, out of season,––convince, rebuke, encourage,––with all long–suffering and teaching. ³ For there will be a season––when, the healthful teaching, they will not endure, but, according to their own covetings, will, unto themselves, heap up teachers, because they have an itching ear, ⁴ And, from the truth, indeed, their ear, will they turn away, while, unto stories, they will turn themselves aside. ⁵ But, thou,––be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do, the work, of an evangelist, thy ministry, completely fulfill; ⁶ For, I, already, am being poured out as a drink–offering, and, the season of my release, is at hand,––

¹⁶ Then responded they to Joshua, saying,––All that thou hast commanded us, will we do, and, whithersoever thou shalt send us, will we go: ¹⁷ As in every thing we hearkened unto Moses, so, will we hearken unto thee,––only let Yahweh thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses. ¹⁸ Any man who shall rebel against thy bidding, and not hearken unto thy words in all that thou shalt command him, shall be put to death,––only be firm and bold.

⁶ Then will come suddenly upon thee, the Spirit of Yahweh, and thou shalt be moved to prophesy with them,––and shalt be changed into another man.

⁹ And so it was, that, when he turned away to depart from Samuel, God gave him another heart,––and all these signs came to pass that day.

⁹ And it came to pass, as they went over, that, Elijah, said unto Elisha––Ask, what I shall do for thee, ere yet I be taken from thee. And Elisha said, Let there be, I pray thee, a double portion of thy spirit upon me. ¹⁰ And he said––Thou hast asked a hard thing,––if thou see me when taken from thee, thou shall have it, so, but, if not, thou shalt not have it.

¹⁵ And, when the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho, over against him, saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah, resteth, on Elisha. So they came to meet him, and bowed themselves down to him, to the ground.

²³ So Solomon took his seat upon the throne of Yahweh, as king, instead of David his father, and prospered,––and all Israel, hearkened unto him.

²⁵ And Yahweh magnified Solomon, exceedingly, before the eyes of all Israel,––and gave unto him a royal majesty, that had not been on any king before him, over Israel.

³⁰ Thus shalt thou place, in the breastpiece for giving sentence, the lights and the perfections, so shall they be upon the heart of Aaron, when he goeth in before Yahweh,––so shall Aaron bear the sentence of the sons of Israel, upon his heart, before Yahweh, continually.

⁸ and he put upon him the breastpiece,––and placed, in the breastpiece, the Lights and the Perfections;

¹⁷ who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may take them out, and who may bring them in,––that the assembly of Yahweh become not as sheep that have no shepherd.

⁸ And, of Levi, he said: Let, thy perfections and thy lights, belong unto thy man of lovingkindness,––Whom thou didst put to the proof at Massah, With whom thou didst contend over the waters of Meribah;

¹⁴ So the men took of their provision,––but, the bidding of Yahweh, had they not asked.

¹ And it came to pass, after the death of Joshua, that the sons of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying,––Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites, first, to make war upon them?

¹⁸ And they arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked of God, and the sons of Israel said, Who shall go up for us first, to fight against the sons of Benjamin? And Yahweh said––Judah, first.

²³ Now the sons of Israel had gone up, and wept before Yahweh, until the evening, and asked of Yahweh, saying, Shall I again draw near to battle against the sons of Benjamin, my brother? And Yahweh said, Go up against him.

²⁶ Then went up all the sons of Israel, and all the people, and came to Bethel, and wept, and tarried there before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, until the evening,––and caused to go up ascending–sacrifices and peace–offerings, before Yahweh. ²⁷ And the sons of Israel asked of Yahweh,––there, being the ark of the covenant of God, in those days; ²⁸ and Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was standing before it in those days, saying: Shall I yet again go forth to battle, against the sons of Benjamin, my brother, or shall I forbear? And Yahweh said––Go up, for, tomorrow, will I deliver him into thy hand.

¹⁰ Then enquired he for him of Yahweh, Provisions also, gave he unto him,––and, the sword of Goliath the Philistine, gave he unto him. ¹¹ Then the king sent to call Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, the priest, and all the house of his father––the priests, who were in Nob,––and they came, all of them, unto the king. ¹² And Saul said, Hear, I pray thee, thou son of Ahitub! And he said––Behold me! my lord. ¹³ And Saul said unto him, Wherefore have ye conspired against me, thou, and the son of Jesse,––in that thou gavest him bread and a sword, and didst enquire for him of God, that he might rise up against me, that he might lie in wait, as at this day? ¹⁴ Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said,––But who, among all thy servants, like David, is, faithful, being son–in–law to the king, and, cometh near to have audience with thee, and is, honoured in thy household? ¹⁵ Did I, that day, begin to enquire for him of God? Far from me! Let not the king impute to his servant such a thing, nor to any of the household of my father, for thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more.

⁹ And David ascertained that, against him, Saul was contriving mischief,––so he said unto Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

⁶ Then Saul enquired of Yahweh, but Yahweh answered him not,––neither by Dreams, nor by the Lights, nor by prophets.

⁷ Then said David to Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, Do bring near me, I pray thee, the ephod. So Abiathar brought near the ephod, unto David.

⁶³ and the governor told them, that they must not eat of the most holy things,––until there should stand up a priest, with Lights and Perfections.

⁶⁵ and the governor told them, they must not eat of the most holy things,––until there should stand up a priest, with Lights and Perfections.

¹⁹ and shalt cause him to stand, before Eleazar the priest, and before all the assembly,––and shalt charge him, before their eyes;