Numbers 17
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
17 And the Lord said to Moses,
2 Speak to the Israelites and get from them rods or staves, one for each father’s house, from all their leaders according to their father’s houses, twelve rods. Write every man’s name on his rod.
3 And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi [his great-grandfather]. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house.
4 You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before [the ark of] the Testimony, where I meet with you.
5 And the rod of the man whom I choose shall bud, and I will make to cease from Me the murmurings of the Israelites, which they murmur against you.
6 And Moses spoke to the Israelites, and every one of their leaders gave him a rod or staff, one for each leader according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods, and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7 And Moses deposited the rods before the Lord in the Tent of the Testimony.
8 And the next day Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony, and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and brought forth buds and produced blossoms and yielded [ripe] almonds.
9 Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the Israelites; and they looked, and each man took his rod.
10 And the Lord told Moses, Put Aaron’s rod back before the Testimony [in the ark], to be kept as a [warning] sign for the rebels; and you shall make an end of their murmurings against Me, lest they die.
11 And Moses did so; as the Lord commanded him, so he did.
12 The Israelites said to Moses, Behold, we perish, we are undone, all undone!
13 Everyone who comes near, who comes near the tabernacle of the Lord, dies or shall die! Are we all to perish?
Números 17
Nueva Traducción Viviente
La vara de Aarón brota
17 [a]Entonces el Señor le dijo a Moisés: 2 «Diles a los israelitas que te traigan doce varas de madera, una por cada jefe de las tribus de los antepasados de Israel, y escribe el nombre de cada jefe en su propia vara. 3 Escribe el nombre de Aarón sobre la vara de la tribu de Leví, pues debe haber una vara por cada jefe de tribu patriarcal. 4 Coloca las varas en el tabernáculo delante del arca que contiene las tablas del pacto,[b] donde me encuentro contigo. 5 Entonces, de la vara del hombre que yo elija saldrán brotes y finalmente pondré fin a las murmuraciones y a las quejas de este pueblo en contra de ustedes».
6 Así que Moisés dio las instrucciones al pueblo de Israel, y cada uno de los doce jefes de las tribus, incluido Aarón, llevó una vara a Moisés; 7 Entonces Moisés colocó las varas en la presencia del Señor en el tabernáculo del pacto.[c] 8 Al día siguiente, cuando Moisés entró en el tabernáculo del pacto, encontró que la vara de Aarón, que representaba a la tribu de Leví, ¡había retoñado, echado brotes, florecido y producido almendras maduras!
9 Después que Moisés sacó todas las varas de la presencia del Señor, las mostró al pueblo y cada hombre tomó su propia vara. 10 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Pon la vara de Aarón permanentemente delante del arca del pacto[d] para que sirva de advertencia a los rebeldes. Esto deberá poner fin a las quejas contra mí y evitará más muertes». 11 Y Moisés hizo lo que el Señor le ordenó.
12 Entonces el pueblo de Israel le dijo a Moisés: «¡Estamos perdidos! ¡Moriremos! ¡Estamos arruinados! 13 Cualquiera que tan siquiera se acerque al tabernáculo del Señor morirá. ¿Acaso estamos todos condenados a morir?».
Footnotes
- 17:1 Los versículos del 17:1-13 corresponden al 17:16-28 en el texto hebreo.
- 17:4 En hebreo en la carpa de reunión delante del testimonio. El término hebreo para «testimonio» se refiere a las condiciones del pacto del Señor con Israel escritas en las tablas de piedra, que se guardaban dentro del arca, y también se refiere al pacto mismo.
- 17:7 O tabernáculo del testimonio; también en 17:8.
- 17:10 En hebreo delante del testimonio; ver nota en 17:4.
Numbers 17
King James Version
17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.
3 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
6 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7 And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.
8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
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.
11 And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he.
12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
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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