Numbers 17:2

¹ And the LORD said to Moses,

“Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,

³ and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.

⁴ Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: “Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
KJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.
WEB: “Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.
ASV: Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers` house, of all their princes according to their fathers` houses, twelve rods: write thou every man`s name upon his rod.
DARBY: Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them a staff, a staff for each father's house, of all their princes according to the houses of their fathers, twelve staves: thou shalt write each one's name upon his staff.
BLB: “Speak to the sons of Israel, and get from them a staff, a rod from each house of a father, all their leaders according to the house of their father, twelve rods. You shall write the name of each man on his rod.

ÅB: Tal til Israels barn, og få tolv staver av dem, en stav for hver stamme; av hver stammehøvding skal du få en stav, og på den skal du skrive hans navn.
OTB: "Tal til israelittene og samle inn fra dem en stav for hver stamme, tolv staver, en fra hver leder av deres stammer. Skriv hver manns navn på hans stav.
B1930: Tal til Israels barn, og få tolv staver av dem, en stav for hver stamme; av hver stammehøvding skal du få en stav, og på den skal du skrive hans navn.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 110:2
The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
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Psalms 125:3
For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
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Micah 7:14
Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
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Ezekiel 21:13
Surely testing will come! And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue?’ declares the Lord GOD.
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Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
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Exodus 4:2
And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
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Ezekiel 37:16–20
“And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’
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Numbers 1:5–16
These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
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