Numbers 17:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 17:4

2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father’s house, all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses—twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.

3 And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house.

4 Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before ^athe Testimony, ^bwhere I meet with you.

5 And it shall be that the rod of the man ^awhom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, ^bwhich they make against you.”

6 So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

7 And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in ^athe tabernacle of witness.

8 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the ^arod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds.

9 Then Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod.

10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Bring ^aAaron’s rod back before the Testimony, to be kept ^bas a sign against the rebels, ^cthat you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die.”

Verse Comparison: Numbers 17:4

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

Amplified® Bible
You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before [the ark of] the Testimony, where I meet with you.

Contemporary English Version
Place these sticks in the tent right in front of the sacred chest where I appear to you.

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

Good News Bible
Take them to the Tent of my presence and put them in front of the Covenant Box, where I meet you.

King James Version
And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall then deposit them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony, where I meet with you.

New International Version
Place them in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.

New King James Version
Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You shall then deposit them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony, where I meet with you.

Revised Standard Version
Then you shall deposit them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast placed them in the tent of meeting, before the testimony, where I meet with you.

New English Translation
You must place them¹ in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant² where I meet with you.

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