Numbers 11:16 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ Adonai said to Moses, “Bring me 70 of the elders of Israel whom you know to be elders of the people and their leaders. Take them to the Tent of Meeting, so they may stand with you there.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And the Lord said to Moses, Gather for Me seventy men of the elders of Israel whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; and bring them to the Tent of Meeting and let them stand there with you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And Jehovah said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ The LORD said to Moses, “Gather before me seventy men from Israel’s elders, whom you know as elders and officers of the people. Take them to the meeting tent, and let them stand there with you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And the Lord said to Moses: "Gather to me seventy men from the elders of Israel, whom you know to be elders, as well as teachers, of the people. And you shall lead them to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, and you shall cause them to stand there with you,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And the Lord said to Moses: Gather unto me seventy men of the ancients of Israel, whom thou knowest to be ancients and masters of the people. And thou shalt bring them to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant: and shalt make them stand there with thee,

Numbers 11:16 Cross References

Genesis 46:27

The sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt was a tally of two people. The tally of all the people belonging to Jacob’s house who came to Egypt was 70.

Exodus 18:25

Moses chose capable men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Exodus 24:1

Then to Moses He said, “Come up to Adonai, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel, and worship from afar.

Exodus 24:9

Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.

Exodus 4:29

Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of Bnei-Yisrael.

Jeremiah 19:1

Thus said Adonai: “Go, buy a potter’s clay jar, take some elders of the people, some elders of the kohanim,

Ezekiel 8:11

Standing there before them were 70 men of the elders of the house of Israel, Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing in their midst, each man with his censer in his hand. A thick cloud of incense went up.

Numbers 11:24

So Moses went out and told the people Adonai’s words. He gathered 70 of the elders of the people and had them stand around the Tent.

Numbers 16:25

Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram. The elders of Israel followed after him.

Luke 10:1

Now after these things, the Lord assigned seventy others and sent them out by twos before Him into every town and place where He Himself was about to go.

Luke 10:17

Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Master, even the demons submit to us in Your name!”

Deuteronomy 1:15

So I took the heads of your tribes, men who were wise and well known, and appointed them as heads over you—leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, leaders of tens, and officials for your tribes.

Deuteronomy 16:18

“Judges and officers you are to appoint within all your gates that Adonai your God is giving you, according to your tribes; and they are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

Deuteronomy 31:28

Gather to me all the elders of your tribes and your officials, so that I may speak these words in their ears and call heaven and earth to witness against them.