And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
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Gill's Exposition
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest,.... This was for the honour of God, whose priest Eleazar was, and whose oracle was consulted by him; for it is said (z), the high priest did not come into…
Barnes' Notes
Of thine honor - i. e., of thy dignity and authority (compare Num 11:17, Num 11:28). Joshua was constituted immediately vice-leader under Moses, by way of introduction to his becoming chief after…
Here, I. Moses prays for a successor. When God had told him that he must die, though it appears elsewhere that he solicited for a reprieve for himself (Deu 3:24, Deu 3:25), yet, when this could not be…
Cambridge Bible
thou shalt put some of thy majesty upon him The subst. denotes visible splendour and dignity. No man could be thought worthy to receive the whole of Moses" majesty; but Joshua was to receive enough of…
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