Numbers 16:28 “Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me…”

Numbers 16:28

Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

World English Bible

Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind.

American Standard Version

And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Moses saide, Hereby yee shall knowe that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works: for I haue not done them of mine owne minde.

Darby Translation

And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah has sent me to do all these deeds, for they are not out of my own heart:

Young's Literal Translation

And Moses saith, 'By this ye do know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works, that [they are] not from my own heart;

Bible in Basic English

And Moses said, Now you will see that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, and I have not done them of myself.

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Cross references

“Hereby”

Exodus 3:12 John 5:36 John 14:11 Exodus 4:1–9 Exodus 7:9 Deuteronomy 18:22

Exodus 3:12 · BSB

“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”

John 5:36 · BSB

But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

John 14:11 · BSB

Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.

Exodus 4:1–9 · BSB

Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”

Exodus 7:9 · BSB

“When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent. ”

Deuteronomy 18:22 · BSB

When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.

“of mine”

John 6:38 Jeremiah 23:16 Ezekiel 13:17 1 Kings 18:36 John 5:30 Numbers 24:13

John 6:38 · BSB

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

Jeremiah 23:16 · BSB

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.

Ezekiel 13:17 · BSB

Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them

1 Kings 18:36 · BSB

At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have…

John 5:30 · BSB

I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

Numbers 24:13 · BSB

that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I must speak whatever the LORD says.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

27So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.

29If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.

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