Numbers 17:8-10
New King James Version
8 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the (A)rod 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 (B)Aaron’s rod back before the Testimony, to be kept (C)as a sign against the rebels, (D)that you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die.”
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Numbers 17:8-10
English Standard Version
8 On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. 9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs from before the Lord to all the people of Israel. And they looked, and each man took his staff. 10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Put back (A)the staff of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept (B)as a sign for the rebels, (C)that you may make an end of their grumblings against me, lest they die.”
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Numbers 17:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 Now on the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, (A)Aaron’s staff for the house of Levi had sprouted and produced buds and bloomed with blossoms, and it yielded ripe almonds. 9 Moses then brought out all the staffs from the presence of the Lord to all the sons of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his staff. 10 But the Lord said to Moses, “Put the staff of Aaron (B)back in front of the testimony [a]to be kept as a sign against the [b](C)rebels, so that you may put an end to their grumblings against Me and they do not die.”
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- Numbers 17:10 Lit for preserving
- Numbers 17:10 Lit sons of rebellion
Numbers 17:8-10
New Century Version
8 The next day, when Moses entered the Tent, he saw that Aaron’s stick (which stood for the family of Levi) had grown leaves. It had even budded, blossomed, and produced almonds. 9 So Moses brought out to the Israelites all the walking sticks from the Lord’s presence. They all looked, and each man took back his stick.
10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s walking stick back in front of the Ark of the Agreement. It will remind these people who are always turning against me to stop their complaining against me so they won’t die.”
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