²⁶ Two men had remained in the camp, one named Eldad and the other Medad; the Spirit rested on them – they were among those listed, but had not gone out to the tent – and they prophesied in the camp. ²⁷ A young man ran and reported to Moses, ‘Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.’

²⁸ Joshua son of Nun, assistant to Moses since his youth,^[a] responded, ‘Moses, my lord, stop them! ’