Numbers 17:9
7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
8 And 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.
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.
10 And 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.
11 And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
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
- Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- And Moses brought out all the rods from before YHWH to all the sons of Israel, and they looked, and each man took his rod.
- ÅB
- Da bar Moses alle stavene ut fra Herrens åsyn og viste dem til alle Israels barn; og de så dem og tok hver sin stav.
- OTB
- Moses tok så ut alle stavene fra Herrens nærvær til alle israelittene. De undersøkte dem, og hver leder tok tilbake sin egen stav.
- B1930
- Da bar Moses alle stavene ut fra Herrens åsyn og viste dem til alle Israels barn; og de så dem og tok hver sin stav.