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.

And Joshua {H3091} the son {H1121} of Nun {H5126}, the servant {H8334} of Moses {H4872}, one of his young men {H979}, answered {H6030} and said {H559}, My lord {H113} Moses {H4872}, forbid {H3607} them.

Y'hoshua, the son of Nun, who from his youth up had been Moshe's assistant, answered, "My lord, Moshe, stop them!"

Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”

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

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Cross-References

  • Luke 9:49 (5 votes)

    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.

  • Luke 9:50 (5 votes)

    And Jesus said unto him, Forbid [him] not: for he that is not against us is for us.

  • Mark 9:38 (5 votes)

    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 followeth not us.

  • Mark 9:40 (5 votes)

    For he that is not against us is on our part.

  • John 3:26 (4 votes)

    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 baptizeth, and all [men] come to him.

  • Joshua 1:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ 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, saying,

  • Exodus 33:11 (1 votes)

    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, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.