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Numeri 17
Het Boek
Numeri 17
Het Boek
De bloeiende staf
17 1-3 Daarop zei de Here tegen Mozes: ‘Zeg tegen het volk Israël dat ieder stamhoofd een houten staf met zijn naam erin gegraveerd bij u moet brengen. Aärons naam moet op de staf van de stam Levi worden geschreven. 4 Plaats deze staven in het Heilige der Heiligen in de tabernakel, waar Ik u altijd ontmoet voor de ark. 5 Ik zal deze gebruiken om de man aan te wijzen die Ik heb gekozen, zijn staf zal tot bloei komen. Zo zal Ik de klachten van de Israëlieten tot zwijgen brengen!’ 6 Mozes gaf deze woorden aan de Israëlieten door en ieder van de twaalf leiders (ook Aäron) bracht hem een staf. 7 Hij plaatste de staven voor de Here in het Heilige der Heiligen in de tabernakel 8 en toen hij de volgende dag weer ging kijken, vond hij Aärons staf, die van de stam Levi, met bloesems en rijpe amandelen eraan! 9 Toen Mozes de staven naar buiten bracht om ze aan de anderen te laten zien, keken ze ongelovig naar de bloeiende staf. Alle leiders, behalve Aäron, namen hun staf terug. 10 De Here droeg Mozes op de staf van Aäron voor de ark te plaatsen als herinnering aan de rebellie van de Israëlieten. ‘Zo moet u een einde maken aan hun opstandigheid tegen Mij, zodat zij niet sterven,’ zei de Here. 11 Mozes deed wat de Here hem opdroeg. 12,13 Maar de Israëlieten zeiden tegen Mozes: ‘Wij sterven straks allemaal. Iedereen die in de buurt van de tabernakel komt, sterft. Moeten wij hier dan allemaal omkomen?’
Numbers 17
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Numbers 17
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod.
3 And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:
4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to thee.
5 Whomsoever of these I shall choose, his rod shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, wherewith they murmur against you.
6 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel: and all the princes gave him rods one for every tribe: and there were twelve rods besides the rod of Aaron.
7 And when Moses had laid them up before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony:
8 He returned on the following day, and found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, was budded: and that the buds swelling it had bloomed blossoms, which spreading the leaves, were formed into almonds.
9 Moses therefore brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they saw, and every one received their rods.
10 And the Lord said to Moses: Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be kept there for a token of the rebellious children of Israel, and that their complaints may cease from me lest they die.
11 And Moses did as the Lord had commanded.
12 And the children of Israel said to Moses: Behold we are consumed, we all perish.
13 Whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, he dieth. Are we all to a man to be utterly destroyed?
Numbers 17
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Numbers 17
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Aaron’s Staff Chosen
17 The Lord instructed Moses, 2 ‘Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral tribe,[a] twelve staffs from all the leaders of their tribes.[b] Write each man’s name on his staff. 3 Write Aaron’s name on Levi’s staff, because there is to be one staff for the head of each tribe. 4 Then place them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony where I meet with you. 5 The staff of the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of the Israelites’ complaints that they have been making about you.’
6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. Aaron’s staff was among them.(A) 7 Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony.
8 The next day Moses entered the tent of the testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, formed buds, blossomed, and produced almonds! 9 Moses then brought out all the staffs from the Lord’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff. 10 The Lord told Moses, ‘Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the testimony to be kept as a sign(B) for the rebels, so that you may put an end to their complaints before me, or else they will die.’(C) 11 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him.
12 Then the Israelites declared to Moses, ‘Look, we’re perishing! We’re lost; we’re all lost! 13 Anyone who comes near the Lord’s tabernacle will die.(D) Will we all perish? ’
Numbers 17
New International Version
Numbers 17
New International Version
The Budding of Aaron’s Staff
17 [a]The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs(A) from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes.(B) Write the name of each man on his staff. 3 On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name,(C) for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe. 4 Place them in the tent of meeting(D) in front of the ark of the covenant law,(E) where I meet with you.(F) 5 The staff belonging to the man I choose(G) will sprout,(H) and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling(I) against you by the Israelites.”
6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron’s staff was among them. 7 Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law.(J)
8 The next day Moses entered the tent(K) and saw that Aaron’s staff,(L) which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.(M) 9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs(N) from the Lord’s presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each of the leaders took his own staff.
10 The Lord said to Moses, “Put back Aaron’s staff(O) in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious.(P) This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die.” 11 Moses did just as the Lord commanded him.
12 The Israelites said to Moses, “We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!(Q) 13 Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord will die.(R) Are we all going to die?”
Footnotes
- Numbers 17:1 In Hebrew texts 17:1-13 is numbered 17:16-28.
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