And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask [counsel] for him after the (h) 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.
(h) According to his office: signifying that the civil magistrate could execute nothing but that which he knew to be the will of God.