KJV King James Version
And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, [even] twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron [was] among their rods.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 17:6
And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, [even] twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron [was] among their rods.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.
WEB World English Bible
Moses spoke to 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.
ASV American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — Numbers 17
3 And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod [shall be] for the head of the house of their fathers.
4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
5 And it shall come to pass, [that] the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
6 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, [even] twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron [was] among their rods.
7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
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וַיְדַבֵּ֨רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakמֹשֶׁ֜הH4872 · mo.shehMosesאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַיִּתְּנ֣וּH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֵלָ֣יו׀H413 · elto(wards)כָּֽל־H3605 · kolallנְשִֽׂיאֵיהֶ֡םH5387 · na.sileaderמַטֶּה֩H4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodלְנָשִׂ֨יאH5387 · na.sileaderאֶחָ֜דH259 · e.chadoneמַטֶּ֨הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodלְנָשִׂ֤יאH5387 · na.sileaderאֶחָד֙H259 · e.chadoneלְבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceאֲבֹתָ֔םH1 · avfatherשְׁנֵ֥יםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoעָשָׂ֖רH6240 · a.sartenמַטּ֑וֹתH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodוּמַטֵּ֥הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodאַהֲרֹ֖ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronבְּת֥וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstמַטּוֹתָֽם׃H4294 · mat.tehtribe: rod
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