Read Numbers 17

World English Bible · 13 verses

1. ¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² “Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ Moses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ Everyone who keeps approaching Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org