Numbers 27:16-18

International Standard Version

¹⁶ “May the Lord God of the spirits of all living creatures appoint a man over the community ¹⁷ who will go in and out before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in so that the Lord’s community won’t be like a flock without a shepherd.”

God Appoints Joshua

¹⁸ “Select Nun’s son Joshua. The Spirit is in that man,” the Lord answered Moses. “You are to lay your hand on him