Numbers 27:21

WEB

²¹He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.”

KJV

²¹And 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.

BSB

²¹He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim.^[+] At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

FBV

²¹When he needs instructions, he is to go before Eleazar the priest who will ask the Lord on his behalf and find out the decision using the Urim.^[+] will give orders to all the Israelites concerning everything they are to do.”

Extra References

1 Samuel 28:6

⁶When Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD didn’t answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets.

Exodus 28:30

³⁰You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before the LORD. Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before the LORD continually.

Joshua 9:14

¹⁴The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from the LORD’s mouth.

Leviticus 8:8

⁸He placed the breastplate on him. He put the Urim and Thummim in the breastplate.

Judges 20:18

¹⁸The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. They asked, “Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?” The LORD said, “Judah first.”

Ezra 2:63

⁶³The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.

1 Samuel 30:7

⁷David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring the ephod here to me.” Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

Judges 1:1

¹After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of the LORD, saying, “^[+] Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”

Deuteronomy 33:8

⁸About Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah.

Judges 20:23

²³The children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until evening; and they asked of the LORD, saying, “Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?” The LORD said, “Go up against him.”