Numbers 17
Lexham English Bible
Aaron’s Staff Is Chosen
17 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the Israelites,[a] and take from among them twelve staffs, a staff from each family[b] from among all their leaders according to their families’ households. Write the name of each man on his staff, 3 and the name of Aaron on the staff of Levi, because one staff is for the head of each of their families.[c] 4 You must then put them in the tent of assembly before[d] the testimony[e] where I meet with you. 5 And it will happen, the man whom I will choose, his staff will blossom, and so I will rid from upon myself the grumblings of the Israelites,[f] who are grumbling against you.” 6 Moses spoke to the Israelites,[g] and all their leaders gave him a staff for each leader, one from each of their families,[h] twelve staffs, and the staff of Aaron was in the midst of their tribes. 7 And Moses put the staffs before Yahweh in the tent of testimony.
8 Then the next day, Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi blossomed and put forth a flower and produced blossoms, and it produced almonds. 9 Then Moses brought out to all the Israelites[i] all the staffs before the presence of Yahweh, and they saw, and each man took his staff. 10 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Bring back the staff of Aaron before the testimony[j] as a guard and sign for the children of rebellion, and let them finish their grumblings before me and not die.” 11 So Moses did; just as Yahweh commanded him, so he did.
12 And the Israelites[k] said to Moses, saying, “Look! We will die! We will be destroyed! All of us will perish! 13 Anyone who approaches the tabernacle of Yahweh will die. Will we all die?”[l]
Footnotes
- Numbers 17:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 17:2 Literally “a staff from a house of a father”
- Numbers 17:3 Literally “the house of their fathers”
- Numbers 17:4 Literally “in the presence of”
- Numbers 17:4 Or “the statute”
- Numbers 17:5 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 17:6 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 17:6 Literally “each from the house of their fathers”
- Numbers 17:9 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 17:10 Or “the statute”
- Numbers 17:12 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 17:13 Literally “Will we all die to perish?”
民数记 17
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
亚伦的杖
17 耶和华对摩西说： 2 “你叫以色列各支派的首领每人拿一根杖来，共十二根，你要在上面写上他们各人的名字。 3 你要把亚伦的名字写在利未支派的杖上，每个支派的首领都要有一根杖。 4 你要把这些杖放在会幕内的约柜前，就是我跟你会面的地方。 5 谁的杖发芽，谁就是我所拣选的人。这样，我必消除以色列人对你们的埋怨。” 6 于是，摩西吩咐以色列每个支派的首领把杖都交给他，包括亚伦的杖在内，共十二根。 7 他把杖放在放约柜的圣幕里——耶和华面前。 8 第二天，摩西进入约柜所在的圣幕里，看见利未支派亚伦的杖不单发了芽，长了花蕾，还开了花，结出熟杏。 9 摩西就从耶和华那里拿出所有的杖给以色列人看。他们看后，各位首领便取回自己的杖。 10 耶和华对摩西说：“把亚伦的杖放回约柜前，让叛逆之徒引以为戒。这样，你就可以平息他们对我的怨言，使他们不致灭亡。” 11 摩西照耶和华的吩咐行了。 12 以色列人对摩西说：“完了！我们死定了！我们全死定了！ 13 凡走近耶和华圣幕的都要死，我们岂不是全都要灭亡吗？”
Numbers 17
New King James Version
The Budding of Aaron’s Rod
17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father’s house, all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses—twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod. 3 And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house. 4 Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before (A)the Testimony, (B)where I meet with you. 5 And it shall be that the rod of the man (C)whom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, (D)which they make against you.”
6 So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 7 And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in (E)the tabernacle of witness.
8 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the (F)rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds. 9 Then Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod.
10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Bring (G)Aaron’s rod back before the Testimony, to be kept (H)as a sign against the rebels, (I)that you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die.” 11 Thus did Moses; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
12 So the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Surely we die, we perish, we all perish! 13 (J)Whoever even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord must die. Shall we all utterly die?”
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