Numbers 17

¹And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

²Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.

³And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.

⁴And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

⁵And it shall come to pass, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.

⁶And Moses spake unto the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

⁷And Moses laid up the rods before Jehovah in the tent of the testimony.

⁸And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bare ripe almonds.

⁹And Moses brought out all the rods from before Jehovah unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.

¹⁰And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that thou mayest make an end of their murmurings against me, that they die not.

¹¹Thus did Moses: as Jehovah commanded him, so did he.

¹²And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

¹³Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah, dieth: shall we perish all of us?

Numbers 17

¹And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

²`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and take from them each a rod, for a father's house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers, twelve rods; the name of each thou dost write on his rod,

³and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod is for the head of their fathers' house:

⁴and thou hast placed them in the tent of meeting, before the testimony, where I meet with you.

⁵`And it hath come to pass, the man's rod on whom I fix doth flourish, and I have caused to cease from off me the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against you.'

⁶And Moses speaketh unto the sons of Israel, and all their princes give unto him one rod for a prince, one rod for a prince, for their fathers' house, twelve rods, and the rod of Aaron is in the midst of their rods;

⁷and Moses placeth the rods before Jehovah, in the tent of the testimony.

⁸And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses goeth in unto the tent of the testimony, and lo, the rod of Aaron hath flourished for the house of Levi, and is bringing out flourishing, and doth blossom blossoms, and doth produce almonds;

⁹and Moses bringeth out all the rods from before Jehovah, unto all the sons of Israel, and they look, and take each his rod.

¹⁰And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Put back the rod of Aaron, before the testimony, for a charge, for a sign to the sons of rebellion, and thou dost remove their murmurings from off me, and they do not die;'

¹¹and Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him; so he hath done.

¹²And the sons of Israel speak unto Moses, saying, `Lo, we have expired; we have perished; we have all of us perished;

¹³any who is at all drawing near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah dieth; have we not been consumedto expire?'

Numbers 17

¹And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

³And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.

⁴And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

⁵And it shall come to pass, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.

⁷And Moses laid up the rods before Jehovah in the tent of the testimony.

⁹And Moses brought out all the rods from before Jehovah unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.

¹¹Thus did Moses: as Jehovah commanded him, so did he.

¹²And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

¹³Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah, dieth: shall we perish all of us?

Numbers 17:1

ASV

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

YLT

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

ASV

Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.

YLT

`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and take from them each a rod, for a father's house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers, twelve rods; the name of each thou dost write on his rod,

ASV

And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.

YLT

and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod is for the head of their fathers' house:

ASV

And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

YLT

and thou hast placed them in the tent of meeting, before the testimony, where I meet with you.

ASV

And it shall come to pass, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.

YLT

`And it hath come to pass, the man's rod on whom I fix doth flourish, and I have caused to cease from off me the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against you.'

ASV

And Moses spake unto the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

YLT

And Moses speaketh unto the sons of Israel, and all their princes give unto him one rod for a prince, one rod for a prince, for their fathers' house, twelve rods, and the rod of Aaron is in the midst of their rods;

ASV

And Moses laid up the rods before Jehovah in the tent of the testimony.

YLT

and Moses placeth the rods before Jehovah, in the tent of the testimony.

ASV

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bare ripe almonds.

YLT

And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses goeth in unto the tent of the testimony, and lo, the rod of Aaron hath flourished for the house of Levi, and is bringing out flourishing, and doth blossom blossoms, and doth produce almonds;

ASV

And Moses brought out all the rods from before Jehovah unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.

YLT

and Moses bringeth out all the rods from before Jehovah, unto all the sons of Israel, and they look, and take each his rod.

ASV

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that thou mayest make an end of their murmurings against me, that they die not.

YLT

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Put back the rod of Aaron, before the testimony, for a charge, for a sign to the sons of rebellion, and thou dost remove their murmurings from off me, and they do not die;'

ASV

Thus did Moses: as Jehovah commanded him, so did he.

YLT

and Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him; so he hath done.

ASV

And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

YLT

And the sons of Israel speak unto Moses, saying, `Lo, we have expired; we have perished; we have all of us perished;

ASV

Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah, dieth: shall we perish all of us?

YLT

any who is at all drawing near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah dieth; have we not been consumedto expire?'

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