Numbers 27:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 27:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 27:21 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 27:21 — KJV
“And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.”
— Numbers 27:21 (KJV)
Numbers 27:21 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 27:21
“These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 27:21: before, eleazar, priest
“(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)”
Shares key themes with Numbers 27:21: before, ask, counsel
“But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 27:21: stand, before, priest
“And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 27:21: before, eleazar, priest
“And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 27:21: before, lord, come
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