Numbers 11:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it to the seventy elders; and it came to pass, that when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the Lorde came doune in a cloude and spake vnto him ad toke of the sprete that was apon him ad put it apon the.lxx. elders. And as the spirite rested apon them they prophecied and did nought els.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then came the LORDE downe in a cloude, & spake vnto him, & toke of the sprete yt was vpon him, & put it vpon the seuentie Elders. And whan the sprete rested vpon them, they prophecied, and ceassed not.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the Lord came downe in a cloude, and spake vnto him, and tooke of the Spirit that was vpon him, and put it vpon the seuentie Ancient men: & when the Spirit rested vpon them, then they prophecied, and did not cease.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Lord came downe in a cloude, and spake vnto him, and toke of the spirite that was vpon him, and gaue it vnto the threscore & ten elders: And when the spirite rested vpon them, they prophesied, and dyd not ceasse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that [was] upon him, and gave [it] unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, [that], when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy elders: and it happened that when the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Jehovah cometh down in the cloud, and speaketh unto him, and keepeth back of the Spirit which `is' on him, and putteth on the seventy men of the elders; and it cometh to pass at the resting of the Spirit on them, that they prophesy, and do not cease.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy elders: and it happened that when the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to them, and he took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but did not do so again.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 11:17 : 17 And I will come down and talk with you there, and I will take of the Spirit which is upon you, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you do not bear it yourself alone.
  • Num 12:5 : 5 And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forward.
  • 1 Sam 10:10 : 10 And when they came there to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
  • 1 Sam 19:20-24 : 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. 21 And when it was told to Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied. 22 Then he himself went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Sechu; and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And someone said, Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah. 23 And he went there to Naioth in Ramah; and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in the same manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
  • 2 Kgs 2:15 : 15 And when the sons of the prophets who were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
  • Ps 99:7 : 7 He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.
  • Jer 36:5-6 : 5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD: 6 Therefore go, and read in the scroll which you have written from my mouth the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD'S house on the fasting day; and you shall also read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.
  • Joel 2:28-29 : 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.
  • Luke 9:34-35 : 34 While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
  • Acts 2:17-18 : 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit on all people; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams: 18 On My servants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy:
  • Acts 11:28 : 28 And one of them, named Agabus, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there would be a great famine throughout the world, which happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.
  • Acts 21:9-9 : 9 And he had four virgin daughters who prophesied. 10 And as we stayed there many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11 And when he came to us, he took Paul's belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus says the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
  • 1 Cor 11:4-5 : 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is the same as if she were shaved.
  • 1 Cor 14:1-3 : 1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 2 For he who speaks in an unknown tongue speaks not to men, but to God; for no man understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. 3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for edification, exhortation, and comfort.
  • 1 Cor 14:32 : 32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
  • 2 Pet 1:21 : 21 For the prophecy did not come in old time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Sam 10:5-6 : 5 After that you shall come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is: and it shall happen, when you come there to the city, that you shall meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a flute, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: 6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you, and you shall prophesy with them, and will be turned into another man.
  • Exod 34:5 : 5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
  • Exod 40:38 : 38 For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

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    23And the LORD said to Moses, Is the LORD's hand shortened? You shall see now whether My word shall come to pass to you or not.

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    16And the LORD said to Moses, Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them to the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with you.

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    26But two of the men remained in the camp, the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad; and the spirit rested upon them, and they were of those that were written, but did not go out to the tabernacle, and they prophesied in the camp.

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