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The Budding of Aaron’s Staff

17 [a]Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the people of Israel to bring you twelve wooden staffs, one from each leader of Israel’s ancestral tribes, and inscribe each leader’s name on his staff. Inscribe Aaron’s name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe. Place these staffs in the Tabernacle in front of the Ark containing the tablets of the Covenant,[b] where I meet with you. Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man I choose. Then I will finally put an end to the people’s murmuring and complaining against you.”

So Moses gave the instructions to the people of Israel, and each of the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron, brought Moses a staff. Moses placed the staffs in the Lord’s presence in the Tabernacle of the Covenant.[c] When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron’s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds!

When Moses brought all the staffs out from the Lord’s presence, he showed them to the people. Each man claimed his own staff. 10 And the Lord said to Moses: “Place Aaron’s staff permanently before the Ark of the Covenant[d] to serve as a warning to rebels. This should put an end to their complaints against me and prevent any further deaths.” 11 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him.

12 Then the people of Israel said to Moses, “Look, we are doomed! We are dead! We are ruined! 13 Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the Lord dies. Are we all doomed to die?”

Footnotes

  1. 17:1 Verses 17:1-13 are numbered 17:16-28 in Hebrew text.
  2. 17:4 Hebrew in the Tent of Meeting before the Testimony. The Hebrew word for “testimony” refers to the terms of the Lord’s covenant with Israel as written on stone tablets, which were kept in the Ark, and also to the covenant itself.
  3. 17:7 Or Tabernacle of the Testimony; also in 17:8.
  4. 17:10 Hebrew before the Testimony; see note on 17:4.

17 И рече Господ на Моисея, думайки:

кажи на синовете Израилеви и вземи от тях по жезъл от коляно, от всичките им началници според колената, дванайсет жезъла, и името на всекиго напиши върху жезъла му;

Аароновото име напиши на Левиевия жезъл, защото (те трябва да дадат) един жезъл от началника на своето коляно;

(A)и ги тури в скинията на събранието, пред ковчега на откровението, дето ви се явявам;

и когото Аз избера, неговият жезъл ще покара; и така ще умиря ропота на синовете Израилеви, който дигат против вас.

И рече Моисей на синовете Израилеви, и всичките им началници му дадоха, от всеки началник по жезъл, дванайсет жезъла, според колената си; и Аароновият жезъл беше между жезлите им.

Тогава Моисей тури жезлите пред лицето Господне в скинията на откровението.

(B)На другия ден влезе Моисей (и Аарон) в скинията на откровението, и ето, Аароновият жезъл, от Левиевия дом, бе покарал, напъпил, цъфнал и родил миндали.

И изнесе Моисей всички жезли от пред лицето Господне пред всички синове Израилеви; и те видяха това и взеха всеки жезъла си.

10 (C)И рече Господ на Моисея: тури пак Аароновия жезъл пред ковчега на откровението да се пази, като личба за непокорните, та ропотът им против Мене да престане, и те да не измрат.

11 Моисей направи това: както му заповяда Господ, така и направи.

12 И рекоха синовете Израилеви на Моисея: ето, ние мрем, гинем, всички загинваме!

13 (D)Всеки, който се приближи до скинията Господня, умира: дали не ще измрем всички?

The Budding of Aaron’s Staff

17 [a]The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs(A) from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes.(B) Write the name of each man on his staff. On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name,(C) for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe. Place them in the tent of meeting(D) in front of the ark of the covenant law,(E) where I meet with you.(F) The staff belonging to the man I choose(G) will sprout,(H) and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling(I) against you by the Israelites.”

So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron’s staff was among them. Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law.(J)

The next day Moses entered the tent(K) and saw that Aaron’s staff,(L) which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.(M) Then Moses brought out all the staffs(N) 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(O) in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious.(P) This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die.” 11 Moses did just as the Lord commanded him.

12 The Israelites said to Moses, “We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!(Q) 13 Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord will die.(R) Are we all going to die?”

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 17:1 In Hebrew texts 17:1-13 is numbered 17:16-28.