## and placed him before ##

AT: "and told him to stand in front of"

## Eleazar ##

See how you translated this in [Numbers 3:1](../03/01.md).

## He laid his hands on him and commanded him to lead ##

“He” refers to Moses, and “him” refers to Joshua.

## He laid his hands on him ##

The laying on of hands was a way of consecrating someone for the the work God had for him to do. (See: symbolic action) AT: "Moses consecrated Joshua to work for God"

## to lead ##

AT: "to lead the congregation" or "to be the leader of the Israelites" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

## as Yahweh had commanded him to do ##

Here "him" refers to Moses.