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Numbers 11:27

And whanne thei profesieden in the tentis, a child ran, and teld to Moises, and seide, Heldad and Medad profecien in the tentis.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bigotry;   Eldad;   Inspiration;   Intolerance, Religious;   Medad;   Moses;   Prayer;   Trouble;   Zeal, Religious;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Courts of Justice;   Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Eldad;   Manna;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Holy spirit;   Joshua the son of nun;   Moses;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Holy Spirit;   Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Discontent;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Eldad;   Medad;   Prophet;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Eldad;   Meat;   Medad;   Tabernacle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Eldad;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Tabernacle;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eldad ;   Medad ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Medad;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Eldad;   Elder;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Mo'ses;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Eldad;   Elders;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eldad;   Medad;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eldad and Medad;   Joshua (Jehoshua);   Sanhedrin;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for October 26;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
There ran a young man, and told Moshe, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
King James Version
And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
Lexham English Bible
So a boy ran and told Moses and said, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."
New Century Version
A young man ran to Moses and said, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."
New English Translation
And a young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!"
Amplified Bible
So a young man ran and told Moses and said, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying [extolling the praises of God and declaring His will] in the camp."
New American Standard Bible
So a young man ran and informed Moses, and said, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then there ranne a yong man, and tolde Moses, and saide, Eldad and Medad doe prophesie in the hoste.
Legacy Standard Bible
So a young man ran and told Moses and said, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."
Contemporary English Version
A boy ran to Moses and told him about Eldad and Medad.
Complete Jewish Bible
A young man ran and told Moshe, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!"
Darby Translation
And there ran a youth, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.
Easy-to-Read Version
A young man ran and told Moses. The man said, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in camp."
English Standard Version
And a young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."
George Lamsa Translation
And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.
Good News Translation
A young man ran out to tell Moses what Eldad and Medad were doing.
Christian Standard Bible®
A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”
Literal Translation
And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then ran there a lad, & tolde Moses, & sayde: Eldad and Medad prophecie in the hoost.
American Standard Version
And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
Bible in Basic English
And a young man went running to Moses and said, Eldad and Medad are acting as prophets in the tent-circle.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there ran a young man, and tolde Moyses, and sayd: Eldad and Medad do prophesie in the hoast.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said: 'Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.'
King James Version (1611)
And there ranne a yong man, and tolde Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad doe prophesie in the campe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And a young man ran and told Moses, and spoke, saying, Eldad and Modad prophesy in the camp.
English Revised Version
And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
Berean Standard Bible
A young man ran and reported to Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."
Young's Literal Translation
and the young man runneth, and declareth to Moses, and saith, `Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.'
Update Bible Version
And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
Webster's Bible Translation
And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
World English Bible
There ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
New King James Version
And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."
New Living Translation
A young man ran and reported to Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!"
New Life Bible
A young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are speaking the word of the Lord among the tents."
New Revised Standard
And a young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there ran a young man, and told Moses and said, - Eldad and Medad, are prophesying in the camp!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they prophesied in the camp, there ran a young man, and told Moses, saying: Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp.
Revised Standard Version
And a young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."
THE MESSAGE
A young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So a young man ran and told Moses and said, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."

Contextual Overview

24 Therfor Moises cam, and telde to the puple the wordis of the Lord; and he gaderide seuenti men of the eldere of Israel, whiche he made stonde aboute the tabernacle. 25 And the Lord cam doun bi a cloude, and spak to Moises, and took a weye of the spirit that was in Moises, and yaf to the seuenti men; and whanne the spirit hadde restid in hem, thei profesieden, and ceessiden not `aftirward. 26 Forsothe twei men dwelliden stille in the tentis, of whiche men oon was clepid Heldad, and the tothir Medad, on whiche the spirit restide; for also thei weren descryued, and thei yeden not out to the tabernacle. 27 And whanne thei profesieden in the tentis, a child ran, and teld to Moises, and seide, Heldad and Medad profecien in the tentis. 28 Anoon Josue, the sone of Nun, the `mynystre of Moises, and chosun of manye, seide, My lord Moises, forbede thou hem. 29 And he seide, What hast thou enuye for me? who yyueth that al the puple profesie, and that God yyue his spirit to hem? 30 And Moises turnede ayen, and the eldre men in birthe of Israel in to the tentis.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Luke 9:49 - we saw

Cross-References

Genesis 11:1
Forsothe the lond was of o langage, and of the same speche.
Genesis 11:11
And Sem lyuede aftir that he gendride Arfaxath fyue hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
Genesis 11:29
Forsothe Abram and Nachor weddiden wyues; the name of the wijf of Abram was Saray, and the name of the wiif of Nachor was Melcha, the douyter of Aran, fadir of Melcha and fadir of Jescha.
Genesis 11:31
And so Thare took Abram, his sone, and Loth, the sone of Aran his sone, and Saray, his douyter in lawe, the wijf of Abram, his sone, and ledde hem out of Vr of Caldeis, that thei schulen go in to the lond of Chanaan; and thei camen `til to Aran, and dwelliden there.
Genesis 12:4
And so Abram yede out, as the Lord comaundide hym, and Loth yede with hym. Abram was of `thre scoor yeer and fiftene whanne he yede out of Aran.
Genesis 14:12
also and thei token awey Loth and his catel, the sone of the brother of Abram, which Loth dwellide in Sodom.
2 Peter 2:7
and delyuerid the iust Loth, oppressid of the wrong, and of the letcherouse conuersacioun of cursid men;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there ran a young man,.... From the camp to the tabernacle, who had heard Eldad and Medad prophesy; which he thought was not right, being done without the knowledge and approbation of Moses, and in a private tent in the tabernacle, not among the elders, but the common people: who this young than was is not material to know; some of the Rabbins, as Jarchi says, affirm he was Gershon the son of Moses; whoever he was, no doubt, it was with a good design, consulting the glory of God and the honour of Moses, and therefore in great haste ran to him with the information:

and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp; who seem by this, to be persons well known, and of some note and figure; since not only the young man could call them by their names, but there needed no other description of them to Moses and those with him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Occurrences at Kibroth-hattavah.

Numbers 11:4

The mixt multitude - The word in the original resembles our “riff-raff,” and denotes a mob of people scraped together. It refers here to the multitude of strangers (see Exodus 12:38) who had followed the Israelites from Egypt.

Numbers 11:5

The natural dainties of Egypt are set forth in this passage with the fullness and relish which bespeak personal experience.

Numbers 11:6-7

There is nothing at all ... - literally, “Nought at all have we except that our eyes are unto this manna;” i. e. “Nought else have we to expect beside this manna.” On the manna see Exodus 16:15 note; on bdellium see Genesis 2:12 note.

Numbers 11:10

The weeping was general; every family wept (compare Zechariah 12:12), and in a manner public and unconcealed.

Numbers 11:11-15

The complaint and remonstrance of Moses may be compared with that in 1 Kings 19:4 ff; Jonah 4:1-3, and contrasted with the language of Abraham (Genesis 18:23 ff) The meekness of Moses (compare Numbers 12:3) sank under vexation into despair. His language shows us how imperfect and prone to degeneracy are the best saints on earth.

Numbers 11:16

Seventy men of the elders of Israel - Seventy elders had also gone up with Moses to the Lord in the mount Exodus 24:1, Exodus 24:9. Seventy is accordingly the number of colleagues assigned to Moses to share his burden with him. To it, the Jews trace the origin of the Sanhedrim. Subsequent notices Numbers 16:25; Joshua 7:6; Joshua 8:10, Joshua 8:33; Joshua 9:11; Joshua 23:2; Joshua 24:1, Joshua 24:31 so connect the elders with the government of Israel as to point to the fact that the appointment now made was not a merely temporary one, though it would seem to have soon fallen into desuetude. We find no traces of it in the days of the Judges and the Kings.

Elders of the people, and officers over them - In English idiom, “elders and officers of the people.” Both elders and officers appear in Egypt (Exodus 3:16; Exodus 5:6 ff): the former had headed the nation in its efforts after freedom; the latter were the subordinate, though unwilling, agents of Egyptian tyranny. The two classes no doubt were working together; and from those who belonged to either, perhaps from those who were both eiders and officers, the council of Seventy was to be selected.

Numbers 11:17

I will take of the spirit which is upon thee - Render rather separate from the spirit, etc.; i. e. they shall have their portion in the same divine gift which thou hast.

Numbers 11:25

They prophesied - i. e. under the extraordinary impulse of the Holy Spirit they uttered forth the praises of God, or declared His will. Compare the marginal references.

And did not cease - Rather, and added not, i. e. they prophesied at this time only and not afterward. The sign was granted on the occasion of their appointment to accredit them in their office; it was not continued, because their proper function was to be that of governing not prophesying.

Numbers 11:26

Of them that were written - i. e. enrolled among the Seventy. The expression points to a regular appointment duly recorded and permanent.

Numbers 11:29

Enviest thou for my sake? - (Compare Mark 9:38 ff) The other members of the Seventy had been with Moses (compare Numbers 6:16, Numbers 6:24-25) when the gift of prophecy was bestowed on them. They received “of the spirit that was upon him,” and exercised their office visibly through and for him. Eldad and Medad prophesying in the camp seemed to Joshua to be acting independently, and so establishing a separate center of authority.

Numbers 11:31

The southeast wind, which blew from the neighboring Elanitic gulf of the Red Sea, brought the quails Exodus 16:13.

Two cubits high - Better, “two cubits above the face of the ground:” i. e. the quails, wearied with their long flight, flew about breast high, and were easily secured by the people, who spread them all abroad for themselves Numbers 11:32, in order to salt and dry them. The quail habitually flies with the wind, and low.

Numbers 11:32

Ten homers - About 55 bushels. Compare Leviticus 27:16.

Numbers 11:33

Ere it was chewed - Better, ere it was consumed. See Numbers 11:19-20. The surfeit in which the people indulged, as described in Numbers 11:32, disposed them to sickness. God’s wrath, visiting the gluttonous through their gluttony, aggravated natural consequences into a supernatural visitation.

Numbers 11:34, Numbers 11:35

(Kibroth-hattaavah has been identified by Palmer with the extensive remains, graves, etc., at Erweis El Ebeirig, and Hazeroth “enclosures” with Ain Hadherah.)

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 11:27. Eldad and Medad do prophesy, &c.

ELDAD, they said, and MEDAD there,

Irregularly bold,

By Moses uncommission'd, dare

A separate meeting hold!

And still whom none but heaven will own.

Men whom the world decry,

Men authorized by GOD alone,

Presume to prophesy!


 
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