Numbers 27:17

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Numbers 27:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible

15 So Moses appealed to the LORD,

16 “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation

17 who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

18 And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

19 Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight.

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Deuteronomy 31:2

he said to them, “I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to come and go, and the LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’

1 Samuel 8:20

Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”

1 Samuel 18:13

Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,

2 Samuel 5:2

Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”

1 Kings 3:7

And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.

2 Chronicles 1:10

Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

John 10:3

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

John 10:4

When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

John 10:9

I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.

1 Kings 22:17

So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”

2 Chronicles 18:16

So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”

Ezekiel 34:5

They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.

Zechariah 10:2

For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

Zechariah 13:7

Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

Matthew 9:36

When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Matthew 10:6

Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

Matthew 15:24

He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Mark 6:34

When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

1 Peter 2:25

For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.