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Numbers 17:3

AaronLevi

1 And the LORD said to Moses,

2 “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,

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.

5 The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”

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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
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
KJV
And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
WEB
You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.
ASV
And thou shalt write Aaron`s name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers` houses.
DARBY
And Aaron's name shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for one staff shall be for [each] head of their fathers' houses.
BLB
And you shall write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi, for there shall be one rod is for the head the house of of their fathers.
ÅB
Og Arons navn skal du skrive på Levis stav; for det skal være en stav for hvert overhode over deres stammer.
OTB
På Levis stav skal du skrive Arons navn, for det skal være én stav for lederen av hver stamme.
B1930
Og Arons navn skal du skrive på Levis stav; for det skal være en stav for hvert overhode over deres stammer.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 18:7

    But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

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  • Exodus 6:16

    These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

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  • Exodus 6:20

    And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

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  • Numbers 3:2–3

    These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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  • Numbers 18:1

    So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.

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