KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Numbers 27:17 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Which” | אֲשֶׁר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | Which |
| “may go out” | יֵצֵ֣א | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | go out |
| “before” | לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “them, and which” | וַֽאֲשֶׁ֤ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | them and which |
| “may go in” | יָבֹא֙ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | go |
| “before” | לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “them, and which” | וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | them and which |
| “may lead them out,” | יֽוֹצִיאֵ֖ם | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | lead out |
| “and which” | וַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | and which |
| “may bring them in;” | יְבִיאֵ֑ם | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | bring |
| “that the congregation” | עֲדַ֣ת | A stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) | congregation |
| “of the Lord” | יְהוָ֔ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “be” | תִֽהְיֶה֙ | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | be |
| “not” | וְלֹ֤א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “as sheep” | כַּצֹּ֕אן | A collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) | sheep |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “have no” | אֵין | A nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | no |
| “shepherd.” | רֹעֶֽה׃ | To tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend) | shepherd |
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15 And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,
16 Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
18 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
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