Numbers 20:9
7 And the LORD said to Moses,
8 “Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”
So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded.
10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”
11 Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded.
- KJV
- And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
- WEB
- Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
- ASV
- And Moses took the rod from before Jehovah, as he commanded him.
- DARBY
- And Moses took the staff from before Jehovah, as he had commanded him.
- BLB
- And Moses took the rod from before YHWH, as He had commanded him.
- ÅB
- Da tok Moses staven som lå foran Herrens åsyn, slik som Herren hadde befalt ham.
- OTB
- Moses tok staven fra Herrens åsyn, slik han ble instruert.
- B1930
- Da tok Moses staven som lå foran Herrens åsyn, således som Herren hadde befalt ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 17:10
The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
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