Numbers 27:23
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he laid his hands on him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he laid his hands on him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
American Standard Version (ASV)
and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as Jehovah spake by Moses.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And he put his hands on him and gave him his orders, as the Lord had said by Moses.
Webster's Revision
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
World English Bible
and he laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as Yahweh spoke by Moses.
English Revised Version (ERV)
and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD spake by the hand of Moses.
Clarke's Numbers 27:23 Bible Commentary
He laid his hands upon him - As a proof of his being appointed to and qualified for the work. So at the word of Joshua they were to go out, and at his word to come in, Numbers 27:21. And thus he was a type of our blessed Lord as to his mediatorial office, and Divine appointment as man to the work of our salvation; and to this circumstance of the appointment of Joshua to this work, and his receiving of Moses's honor and glory, St. Peter seems to refer in these words, 2 Peter 1:16, 2 Peter 1:17 : "We were eye-witnesses of his majesty; for he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear him." See Matthew 17:5. But one infinitely greater than either Moses or Joshua is here.