Numbers 17:9
“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.”
Numbers 17:9 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Moses therefore brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they saw, and every one received their rods.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Moses brought out all the rods from before Jehovah unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
- DARBYDarby
- And Moses brought out all the staves from before Jehovah to all the children of Israel, and they looked and took each one his staff.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and Moses bringeth out all the rods from before Jehovah, unto all the sons of Israel, and they look, and take each his rod.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Moses brought all the rods out from before the Lord to the people of Israel, and they looked at them, each man taking his own rod.
Context: Numbers 17
7And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
8And 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.
9And 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.
10And 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.
11And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
About Numbers 17: Aaron's Rod Budded
God commands that Aaron's rod be kept as a reminder of his chosen position as high priest.
Commentary
In Numbers 17, we see the Lord instructing Moses to take twelve rods, one from each of the twelve tribes of Israel, and place them in the tabernacle. The Lord then tells Moses to write the name of each tribe on their respective rod and lay them in the tabernacle. On the following day, Moses is to bring out the rods and the rod of the tribe of Levi will have budded, blossomed, and produced almonds. This is a sign from the Lord that the tribe of Levi is to be chosen to serve Him in the tabernacle.