And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which [is] upon thee, and will put [it] upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear [it] not thyself alone.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Je descendrai, et là je te parlerai; je prendrai de l'esprit qui est sur toi, et je le mettrai sur eux, afin qu'ils portent avec toi la charge du peuple, et que tu ne la portes pas à toi seul.
KJV
And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which [is] upon thee, and will put [it] upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear [it] not thyself alone.
Philo Judaeus
De Gigantibus
λέγεται γὰρ ὅτι „ἀφελῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἐπὶ σοὶ καὶ ἐπιθήσω ἐπὶ τοὺς ἑβδομήκοντα πρεσβυτέρους“ (Num. 11,17). ἀλλὰ μὴ νομίσῃς οὕτως ἀφαίρεσιν κατὰ ἀποκοπὴν καὶ διάζευξιν γίνεσθαι, ἀλλ’ οἵα 1 ἢ UH2: om. MAH2P 3 συμφυλάξαι U 4 ἀμηχανοῦσιν U 4.5 προσεληλυθότας UH1P προεληλυθότας…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
as appears in the words, "The Lord said to Moses, I will take of thy spirit and will give to them" ( Num. 11:17 ) and also "The Spirit of Elias rested upon Eliseus" ( 4 Kings 2:15 ). Therefore "Holy Ghost" does not seem to be the proper name of a divine Person. On the contrary, I…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
n the other sacraments there is a participation of Order. And this is signified by the Lord saying ( Num. 11:17 ): "I will take of thy spirit and give to them, that they may bear with thee the burden of the people." Therefore all the Orders are one sacrament. Reply to Objection 3…
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