Numbers 27:18

“YHWH said to Moses, “Take for yourself Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom there is the spirit, and lay your hand on him.”

Numbers 27:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 27:18, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

Where else “moshe” appears
“Takeקַחkach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua

Joshua

Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).

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sonבִּןbin

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Nunנוּןnun

Nun

Nun, the father of Joshua.

Where else “nun” appears
a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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there is the spiritרוּחַruach

Spirit of God

The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.

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and layסָמַכְתָּsamachta

lay on

To rest a hand on an animal or person.

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your handיָדְyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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The context

17who will go out before them and who will come in before them, and who will lead them out and who will bring them in, so that the community of YHWH may not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”

18 · This verse (above)

19Set him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community, and give him orders before their eyes.

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