Numbers 27:19

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

biblegateway Num 27:19

Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly and commission him in their presence.

biblegateway Num 27:19

and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and commission him in their sight.

biblegateway Num 27:19

Present him to Eleazar the priest before the whole community, and publicly commission him with the responsibility of leading the people.

biblegateway Num 27:19

Stand him before Eleazar the priest in front of the entire congregation and commission him with everyone watching.

SABDAweb Num 27:19

And take him before Eleazar the priest and all the meeting of the people, and give him his orders before their eyes.

bibleoremus Num 27:19

have him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and commission him in their sight.

biblegateway Num 27:19

"set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and inaugurate him in their sight.

biblegateway Num 27:19

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

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.”