Bible Strands
Numbers 11:24
So Moses went out and relayed to the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses acts immediately after God’s challenge in Numbers 11:23, obeying the command to gather seventy elders and positioning them around the tent. He then delivers God’s exact message to the assembled crowd.
The words — וַ/יֵּ֣צֵא (va.ye.tze') means "and he went out," marking Moses’ physical departure to execute the divine instruction. דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה (divrei Yahweh) translates literally to "words of Yahweh," specifying that Moses communicated exact divine utterances to the people.
The thread — This gathering fulfills the command in Numbers 11:16 to bring seventy elders before the LORD. The event directly precedes the Spirit’s transfer to those elders in Numbers 11:25 and contrasts with Eldad and Medad in Numbers 11:26 who remained in the camp.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that leadership succession requires explicit divine authorization and physical gathering. It asks the reader to observe that obedience to God’s structural commands precedes the outpouring of spiritual power.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the Lord, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.
Cross-references
- Numbers 11:16 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.
- Numbers 11:26 Two men, however, had remained in the camp—one named Eldad and the other Medad—and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those listed, but they had not gone out to the tent, and they prophesied in the camp.