Numbers 27:19

27:19 set him ¹  before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community, and commission ²  him publicly. ³ 

Deuteronomy 3:28

3:28 Commission ⁴  Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people over and will enable them to inherit the land you will see.”

Deuteronomy 31:7-8

31:7 Then Moses called out to Joshua ⁵  in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will accompany these people to the land that the Lord promised to give their ancestors, ⁶  and you will enable them to inherit it. 31:8 The Lord is indeed going before you – he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”

¹ tn This could be translated “position him,” or “have him stand,” since it is the causative stem of the verb “to stand.”

² tn The verb is the Piel perfect of צִוָּה (tsivvah, literally “to command”). The verb has a wide range of meanings, and so here in this context the idea of instructing gives way to a more general sense of commissioning for duty. The verb in sequence is equal to the imperfect of instruction.

³ tn Heb “in their eyes.”

⁴ tn Heb “command”; KJV, NASB, NRSV “charge Joshua.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew text includes “and said to him.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 20).