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Numbers 17:8-10
Lexham English Bible
Numbers 17:8-10
Lexham English Bible
8 Then the next day, Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi blossomed and put forth a flower and produced blossoms, and it produced almonds. 9 Then Moses brought out to all the Israelites[a] all the staffs before the presence of Yahweh, and they saw, and each man took his staff. 10 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Bring back the staff of Aaron before the testimony[b] as a guard and sign for the children of rebellion, and let them finish their grumblings before me and not die.”
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- Numbers 17:9 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 17:10 Or “the statute”
Numbers 17:8-10
New King James Version
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
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 International Version
Numbers 17:8-10
New International Version
8 The next day Moses entered the tent(A) and saw that Aaron’s staff,(B) which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.(C) 9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs(D) from the Lord’s presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each of the leaders took his own staff.
10 The Lord said to Moses, “Put back Aaron’s staff(E) in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious.(F) This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die.”
Numbers 17:8-10
King James Version
Numbers 17:8-10
King James Version
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.
10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
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