14 because in the Zin desert, when the community confronted you, you rebelled against my command to show them my holiness by means of the water." (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the Zin desert.)
15 Moses spoke to the Lord:
16 "Let the Lord, the God of all living things, appoint someone over the community
17 who will go out before them and return before them, someone who will lead them out and bring them back, so that the Lord’s community won’t be like sheep without their shepherd."
18 The Lord said to Moses, "Take Joshua, Nun’s son, a man who has the spirit, and lay your hand on him.
19 Place him before Eleazar the priest and the entire community and commission him before them.
20 You will give him some of your power so that the entire Israelite community may obey.