14 For in the wilderness of Zin when the community rebelled against me, you rebelled against my command to show me as holy before their eyes over the water – the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.”
15 Then Moses spoke to the Lord:
16 “Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all humankind, appoint a man over the community,
17 who will go out before them, and who will come in before them, and who will lead them out, and who will bring them in, so that the community of the Lord may not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”
18 The Lord replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is such a spirit, and lay your hand on him;
19 set him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community, and commission him publicly.
20 Then you must delegate some of your authority to him, so that the whole community of the Israelites will be obedient.