 | BeHa'alotecha |  |
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| | 11:27 |
A young man ran to tell Moses. 'Eldad and Medad are speaking prophecy in the camp!' he announced.
Vayarots hana'ar vayaged le-Moshe vayomar Eldad uMeydad mitnabe'im bamachaneh. |
| 11:28 |
Joshua son of Nun, Moses' chosen attendant, spoke up. 'My lord Moses,' he said. 'Stop them!'
Vaya'an Yehoshua bin-Nun mesharet Moshe mibechurav vayomar adoni Moshe kla'em. |
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Commentary:
chosen (Ibn Ezra; Septuagint). Or, 'young attendant' (Ibn Ezra); 'from among his students' (Saadia); or, 'from his youth' (Targum; Rashbam; Radak, Sherashim).
| Stop them (Radak, Sherashim; Septuagint). Or, 'Imprison them' (Targum; Sifri; Rashi; Rashbam); or, 'destroy them' (Sifri; Ibn Janach).
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