Numbers 27:16

Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

Ver. 16. The God of the spirits of all flesh.] "Thou, Lord, that knowest the hearts of all men." Act 1:24 See Trapp on " Act 1:24 " Artificers know well the nature and properties of their own work. Deus intimior nobis intimo nostro.

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¹⁶ Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

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Numbers 27:16