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Numbers 17:4

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,

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

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.”

6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.

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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
Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.
KJV
And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
WEB
You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.
ASV
And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
DARBY
And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
BLB
And you shall place them in the Tent of Meeting before the face of the Testimony, where I meet with you⁺.
ÅB
Og du skal legge dem i sammenkomstens telt foran vitnesbyrdet, der hvor jeg kommer sammen med dere.
OTB
Legg dem i vitnesbyrdets telt foran vitnesbyrdet, der hvor jeg møter deg.
B1930
Og du skal legge dem i sammenkomstens telt foran vidnesbyrdet, der hvor jeg kommer sammen med eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 30:36

    Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.

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  • Exodus 29:42–43

    For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.

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  • Exodus 25:16–22

    And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

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  • Numbers 17:7

    Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.

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  • Exodus 30:6

    Place the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony —before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you.

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