Holy Scripture

Numbers 11:28

A church father on this verse
“Joshua, the son of Nun and successor of Moses, was amazed, and coming to Moses said to him, Have you heard that Eldad and Medad are prophesying? They were called and did not come forward; "Moses, my lord, stop them." I cannot forbid them, he said, for the grace is from heaven. So far am I from forbidding them that I c…”
Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th c. — Catechetical Lecture 16.26

Source: Septuagint

Original

28And Joshua the son of Nun, who attended on Moses, the chosen one, said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

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26And there were two men left in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad; and the spirit rested upon them, and these were of the number of them that were enrolled, but they did not come to the tabernacle; and they prophesied in the camp.

27And a young man ran and told Moses, and spoke, saying, Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp.

— Numbers 11:28 —

29And Moses said to him, Art thou jealous on my account? and would that all the Lord’s people were prophets; whenever the Lord shall put his spirit upon them.

30And Moses departed into the camp, himself and the elders of Israel.

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