Numbers 11:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD said to Moses: Choose seventy of Israel's respected leaders and go with them to the sacred tent.

Cross References

Genesis 46:27

Jacob's two grandsons who were born there made it a total of seventy members of Jacob's family in Egypt.

Exodus 18:25

He chose some competent leaders from every tribe in Israel and put them over groups of ten, fifty, a hundred, and a thousand.

Exodus 24:1

The LORD said to Moses, “Come up to me on this mountain. Bring along Aaron, as well as his two sons Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel's leaders. They must worship me at a distance,

Exodus 24:9

Moses and Aaron, together with Nadab and Abihu and the seventy leaders, went up the mountain

Exodus 4:29

Later they brought together the leaders of Israel,

Jeremiah 19:1

The LORD said: Jeremiah, go to the pottery shop and buy a clay jar. Then take along some of the city officials and leading priests

Ezekiel 8:11

Seventy Israelite leaders were standing there, including Jaazaniah son of Shaphan. Each of these leaders was holding an incense burner, and the smell of incense filled the room.

Numbers 11:24

Moses told the people what the LORD had said. Then he chose seventy respected leaders and went with them to the sacred tent. While the leaders stood in a circle around the tent, Moses went inside,

Numbers 16:25

Moses walked over to Dathan and Abiram, and the other leaders of Israel followed.

Luke 10:1

Later the Lord chose seventy-two other followers and sent them out two by two to every town and village where he was about to go.

Luke 10:17

When the seventy-two followers returned, they were excited and said, “Lord, even the demons obeyed when we spoke in your name!”

Deuteronomy 1:15

Then I took these men, who were already wise and respected leaders, and I appointed them as your official leaders. Some of them became military officers in charge of groups of a thousand, or a hundred, or fifty, or ten,

Deuteronomy 16:18

After you are settled in the towns that you will receive from the LORD your God, the people in each town must appoint judges and other officers. Those of you who become judges must be completely fair when you make legal decisions, even if someone important is involved. Don't take bribes to give unfair decisions. Bribes keep people who are wise from seeing the truth and turn honest people into liars.

Deuteronomy 31:28

So call together the leaders and officials of the tribes of Israel. I will bring this book and read every word of it to you, and I will call the sky and the earth as witnesses that all of you know what you are supposed to do.