¹¹ Inside the Tent of Meeting, the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting.

¹¹ Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face , just as a man speaks to his friend . When Moses returned to the camp , his servant Joshua , the son of Nun , a young man , would not depart from the tent .