Numbers 11:28

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ ye.ho.Shu.a'	H3091	Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua) · proper noun, a man's name
son	בִּן bin-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Nun	נ֗וּן Nun	H5126	Nun or Non · proper noun, a man's name
servant	מְשָׁרֵ֥ת me.sha.Ret	H8334	to attend as a menial or worshipper · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular construct
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֛ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
men	מִבְּחֻרָ֖יו mi.be.chu.Rav	H979	youth (collectively and abstractly) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
answered	וַיַּ֜עַן vai.Ya.'an	H6030	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּאמַ֑ר vai.yo.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
lord	אֲדֹנִ֥י 'a.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֖ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
forbid	כְּלָאֵֽם ke.la.'Em	H3607	to restrict · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Luke 9:49-50 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
Mark 9:38-40 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he fol…
John 3:26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptiz…
Joshua 1:1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, sayin…
Exodus 17:9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of…
Exodus 33:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:24-30

We have here the performance of God's word to Moses, that he should have help in the government of Israel. I. Here is the case of the seventy privy-counsellors in general. Moses, though a little disturbed by the tumult of the people, yet was thoroughly composed by the communion he had with God, and soon came to himself again. And according as the matter was concerted, 1. He did his part; he presented the seventy elders before the Lord, round the tabernacle (Num 11:24), that they might there stand ready to receive the grace of God, in the place where he manifested himself, and that the people also might be witnesses of their solemn call. Note, Those that expect favour from God must humbly off…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:26

But there remained two of the men in the camp--They did not repair with the rest to the tabernacle, either from modesty in shrinking from the assumption of a public office, or being prevented by some ceremonial defilement. They, however, received the gifts of the Spirit as well as their brethren. And when Moses was urged to forbid their prophesying, his answer displayed a noble disinterestedness as well as zeal for the glory of God akin to that of our Lord (Mar 9:39).

John Gill on Numbers 11:28

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses,.... That waited upon him, and ministered to him, and executed his orders, especially in civil things, and was to be his successor: one of his young men; not that Joshua was a young man in age, for he must be now between fifty and sixty years of age; see Gill on Exodus 33:11; nor does the word necessarily suppose that those men were young among whom Joshua was; but choice excellent persons, the principal servants of Moses, at the head of whom Joshua was being his prime minister: the Targum of Onkelos and the Syriac version render it, "from his youth", joining it with the word servant, as if he was the servant of Moses from his youth, or ever s…

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John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Joshua, the son of Nun and successor of Moses, was amazed, and coming to Moses said to him, Have you heard that Eldad and Medad are prophesying? They were called and did not come forward; "Moses, my lord, stop them." I cannot forbid them, he said, for the grace is from heaven. So far am I from forbidding them that I consider it a favor. But I think you have not spoken thus in envy. Do not be overzealous on my account, because they have prophesied, and you do not yet prophesy. Await the proper time. "Would that all the people of the Lord might prophesy, whenever the Lord shall give them his spirit."
— Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 16.26

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Dictionary and topics

Eldad — Whom God has loved, one of the seventy elders whom Moses appointed (Num. 11:26, 27) to administer justice among the people. He, with Medad, prophesied in the camp instead of going with the rest to…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Medad — Love, one of the elders nominated to assist Moses in the government of the people. He and Eldad “prophesied in the camp” (Num. 11:24-29).
Prophet — (Heb. nabi, from a root meaning “to bubble forth, as from a fountain,” hence “to utter”, comp. Ps. 45:1). This Hebrew word is the first and the most generally used for a prophet. In the time of…
Bigotry · were prophesying — were prophesying
Courts Of Justice · Sanhedrim or court of the seventy: Probably derived from the seventy elders appointed by Moses — Sanhedrim or court of the seventy: Probably derived from the seventy elders appointed by Moses
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Seventy elders appointed to assist Moses — Seventy elders appointed to assist Moses
Eldad · Prophesies in the — Prophesies in the
Envy · .Joshua, of Eldad and Medad — .Joshua, of Eldad and Medad
Intolerance, Religious · .Joshua — .Joshua
Joshua · .A religious zealot — .A religious zealot
Medad

Numbers 11:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:24-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:26

John Gill on Numbers 11:28

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 11:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:24-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:26

John Gill on Numbers 11:28

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 11:24-30

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 11:28-29

Rashi on Numbers 11:28