Numbers 11:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And I will come down and have talk with you there: and I will take some of the spirit which is on you and put it on them, and they will take part of the weight of the people off you, so that you do not have to take it by yourself.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Num 11:25 : 25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and had talk with him, and put on the seventy men some of the spirit which was on him: now when the spirit came to rest on them, they were like prophets, but only at that time.
  • 1 Sam 10:6 : 6 And the spirit of the Lord will come on you with power, and you will be acting like a prophet with them, and will be changed into another man.
  • 2 Kgs 2:9 : 9 And when they had come to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, Say what you would have me do for you before I am taken from you. And Elisha said, Be pleased to let a special measure of your spirit be on me.
  • 2 Kgs 2:15 : 15 And when the sons of the prophets who were facing him at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha. And they came out to him, and went down on the earth before him.
  • Rom 8:9 : 9 You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God is in you. But if any man has not the Spirit of Christ he is not one of his.
  • 1 Cor 12:4-9 : 4 Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are different sorts of servants, but the same Lord. 6 And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all. 7 But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good. 8 For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit: 9 To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spirit; 10 And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues: 11 But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.
  • 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
  • Isa 59:20-21 : 20 And as a saviour he will come to Zion, turning away sin from Jacob, says the Lord. 21 And as for me, this is my agreement with them, says the Lord: my spirit which is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, will not go away from your mouth, or from the mouth of your seed, or from the mouth of your seed's seed, says the Lord, from now and for ever.
  • Jude 1:19 : 19 These are the men who make divisions, natural men, not having the Spirit.
  • Neh 9:20 : 20 And you gave your good spirit to be their teacher, and did not keep back your manna from their mouths, and gave them water when they had need of it.
  • Num 12:5 : 5 And the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud, taking his place at the door of the Tent, and made Aaron and Miriam come before him.
  • Gen 11:5 : 5 And the Lord came down to see the town and the tower which the children of men were building.
  • Exod 18:22 : 22 And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.
  • Exod 19:20 : 20 Then the Lord came down on to Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and the Lord sent for Moses to come up to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
  • Exod 34:5 : 5 And the Lord came down in the cloud and took his place by the side of Moses, and Moses gave worship to the name of the Lord.
  • Exod 19:11 : 11 And by the third day let them be ready: for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai, before the eyes of all the people.
  • Gen 17:3 : 3 And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,
  • Gen 17:22 : 22 And having said these words, God went up from Abraham.
  • Gen 18:20-22 : 20 And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil, 21 I will go down now, and see if their acts are as bad as they seem from the outcry which has come to me; and if they are not, I will see. 22 And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.
  • Gen 18:33 : 33 And the Lord went on his way when his talk with Abraham was ended, and Abraham went back to his place.
  • Num 12:8 : 8 With him I will have talk mouth to mouth, openly and not in dark sayings; and with his eyes he will see the form of the Lord: why then had you no fear of saying evil against my servant Moses?
  • Num 27:18 : 18 And the Lord said to Moses, Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and put your hand on him;
  • Isa 44:3 : 3 For I will send water on the land needing it, and streams on the dry earth: I will let my spirit come down on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.
  • John 3:13 : 13 And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
  • John 7:39 : 39 This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.
  • Acts 6:3-4 : 3 Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business. 4 Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
  • 1 Cor 2:12 : 12 But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God, so that we may have knowledge of the things which are freely given to us by God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 11:14-16
    3 verses
    85%

    14I am not able by myself to take the weight of all this people, for it is more than my strength.

    15If this is to be my fate, put me to death now in answer to my prayer, if I have grace in your eyes; and let me not see my shame.

    16And the Lord said to Moses, Send for seventy of the responsible men of Israel, who are in your opinion men of weight and authority over the people; make them come to the Tent of meeting and be there with you.

  • Num 11:23-25
    3 verses
    83%

    23And the Lord said to Moses, Has the Lord's hand become short? Now you will see if my word comes true for you or not.

    24And Moses went out and gave the people the words of the Lord: and he took seventy of the responsible men of the people, placing them round the Tent.

    25Then the Lord came down in the cloud and had talk with him, and put on the seventy men some of the spirit which was on him: now when the spirit came to rest on them, they were like prophets, but only at that time.

  • Exod 4:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his, teaching you what you have to do.

    16And he will do the talking for you to the people: he will be to you as a mouth and you will be to him as God.

  • Exod 18:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.

    19Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God be with you: you are to be the people's representative before God, taking their causes to him:

  • Exod 24:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1And he said to Moses, Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, and Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the chiefs of Israel; and give me worship from a distance.

    2And Moses only may come near to the Lord; but the others are not to come near, and the people may not come up with them.

  • Exod 19:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24And the Lord said to him, Go down, and you and Aaron may come up; but let not the priests and the people make their way through to the Lord, or he will come on them suddenly.

    25So Moses went down to the people and said this to them.

  • Exod 19:9
    72%

    9And the Lord said to Moses, See, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that what I say to you may come to the ears of the people and they may have belief in you for ever. And Moses gave the Lord word of what the people had said.

  • Exod 24:9
    72%

    9Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the chiefs of Israel went up:

  • Num 11:18
    72%

    18And say to the people, Make yourselves clean before tomorrow and you will have flesh for your food: for in the ears of the Lord you have been weeping and saying, Who will give us flesh for food? for we were well off in Egypt: and so the Lord will give you flesh, and it will be your food;

  • Exod 19:7
    72%

    7And Moses came and sent for the chiefs of the people and put before them all these words which the Lord had given him orders to say.

  • Num 27:15-18
    4 verses
    72%

    15Then Moses said to the Lord,

    16Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, put a man at the head of this people,

    17To go out and come in before them and be their guide; so that the people of the Lord may not be like sheep without a keeper.

    18And the Lord said to Moses, Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and put your hand on him;

  • Deut 1:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12How is it possible for me by myself to be responsible for you, and undertake the weight of all your troubles and your arguments?

    13Take for yourselves men who are wise, far-seeing, and respected among you, from your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

  • Exod 16:11
    71%

    11And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 20:7
    71%

    7And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 14:26
    71%

    26Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

  • Num 11:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29And Moses said to him, Are you moved by envy on my account? If only all the Lord's people were prophets, and the Lord might put his spirit on them!

    30Then Moses, with the responsible men of Israel, went back to the tent-circle.

  • Num 14:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13And Moses said to the Lord, Then it will come to the ears of the Egyptians; for by your power you took this people out from among them;

    14And they will give the news to the people of this land: they have had word that you, Lord, are present with this people, letting yourself be seen face to face, and that your cloud is resting over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.

  • Exod 17:5
    70%

    5And the Lord said to Moses, Go on before the people, and take some of the chiefs of Israel with you, and take in your hand the rod which was stretched out over the Nile, and go.

  • Num 16:23
    70%

    23And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 18:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.

    23If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.

  • Num 11:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11And Moses said to the Lord, Why have you done me this evil? and why have I not grace in your eyes, that you have put on me the care of all this people?

    12Am I the father of all this people? have I given them birth, that you say to me, Take them in your arms, like a child at the breast, to the land which you gave by an oath to their fathers?

  • Num 16:3
    70%

    3They came together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take overmuch on yourselves, seeing that all the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; why then have you put yourselves in authority over the people of the Lord?

  • Num 15:17
    70%

    17And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Lev 22:17
    70%

    17And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 3:11
    70%

    11And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Deut 1:9
    70%

    9At that time I said to you, I am not able to undertake the care of you by myself;

  • Num 4:17
    70%

    17And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

  • Num 11:21
    70%

    21Then Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, I will give them flesh to be their food for a month.

  • Num 17:1
    69%

    1And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 25:22
    69%

    22And there, between the two winged ones on the cover of the ark, I will come to you, face to face, and make clear to you all the orders I have to give you for the children of Israel.

  • Exod 33:12
    69%

    12And Moses said to the Lord, See, you say to me, Be this people's guide on their journey, but you have not made clear to me whom you will send with me. But you have said, I have knowledge of you by name, and you have grace in my eyes.

  • Exod 3:12
    69%

    12And he said, Truly I will be with you; and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have taken the children of Israel out of Egypt, you will give worship to God on this mountain.

  • Exod 19:21
    69%

    21And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and give the people orders to keep back, for fear that a great number of them, forcing their way through to see the Lord, may come to destruction.

  • Exod 19:17
    69%

    17And Moses made the people come out of their tents and take their places before God; and they came to the foot of the mountain,