Numbers 17:1WEB
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
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Numbers 17:1WEB
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Numbers 17:2WEB
“Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.
Numbers 17:3WEB
You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.
Numbers 17:4WEB
You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.
Numbers 17:5WEB
It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”
Numbers 17:6WEB
Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.
Numbers 17:7WEB
Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Numbers 17:8WEB
On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
Numbers 17:9WEB
Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Numbers 17:10WEB
Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Numbers 17:11WEB
Moses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Numbers 17:12WEB
The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!
Numbers 17:13WEB
Everyone who keeps approaching Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.