Numbers 20:9
7 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
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.
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Numbers 17:10
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.
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