richmahn_en_tn/num/27/18.md

# Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom my Spirit lives

Yahweh's Spirit is in Joshua, meaning that Joshua obeys Yahweh and follows his commands.

# lay your hand on him

This is a sign of dedicating someone to God's service. AT: "lay your hand on him to appoint him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# command him before their eyes to lead them

Here the people are represented by their "eyes" to emphasize what they see. AT: "in front of all of them command Joshua to lead the people of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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			`Yahweh's Spirit is in Joshua, meaning that Joshua obeys Yahweh and follows his commands.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# lay your hand on him`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is a sign of dedicating someone to God's service. AT: "lay your hand on him to appoint him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# command him before their eyes to lead them`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here the people are represented by their "eyes" to emphasize what they see. AT: "in front of all of them command Joshua to lead the people of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`