Footnotes

1. Numbers 27:18 tn Or “said.”
2. Numbers 27:18 sn The word “spirit” probably refers to the Holy Spirit. This would likely be a permanent endowment for Joshua. But it is also possible to take it to refer to a proper spirit to do all the things required of such a leader (which ultimately is a gift from the Spirit of God). The Hebrew text simply says “in whom is a spirit.”
3. Numbers 27:18 sn This symbolic act would indicate the transfer of leadership to Joshua.