Numbers 17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Aaron’s Staff Chosen
17 [a]The Lord instructed Moses: 2 “Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral house, 12 staffs from all the leaders of their ancestral houses. Write each man’s name on his staff. 3 Write Aaron’s name on Levi’s staff, because there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral house. 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 ancestral houses, 12 staffs in all. Aaron’s staff was among them. 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(A) for the rebels, so that you may put an end to their complaints before Me, or else they will die.” 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.(B) Will we all perish?”
Footnotes
- Numbers 17:1 Nm 17:16 in Hb
Números 17
La Biblia de las Américas
La vara de Aarón florece
17 [a]Entonces habló el Señor a Moisés, diciendo: 2 Habla a los hijos de Israel y toma de ellos una vara por cada una de las casas paternas: doce varas de todos los jefes conforme a sus casas paternas. Y escribirás el nombre de cada uno en su vara, 3 y escribirás el nombre de Aarón en la vara de Leví; porque hay una vara para cada jefe de sus casas paternas. 4 Y las pondrás en la tienda de reunión delante del testimonio donde me encuentro contigo(A). 5 Y acontecerá que la vara del hombre que yo escoja(B), retoñará. Así disminuiré de sobre mí las quejas de los hijos de Israel que murmuran contra vosotros. 6 Habló, pues, Moisés a los hijos de Israel, y todos los jefes de ellos le dieron varas, una por cada jefe según sus casas paternas; doce varas, con la vara de Aarón entre sus varas. 7 Y Moisés colocó las varas en la tienda del testimonio delante del Señor(C).
8 Y aconteció que el día siguiente, Moisés entró en la tienda del testimonio, y he aquí, la vara de Aarón de la casa de Leví había retoñado y echado botones, y había producido flores, y almendras maduras(D). 9 Moisés entonces sacó todas las varas de la presencia del Señor y las llevó a[b] los hijos de Israel; y ellos las miraron y cada uno tomó su vara. 10 Pero el Señor dijo a Moisés: Vuelve a poner la vara de Aarón delante del testimonio(E) para guardarla por señal a los rebeldes[c](F), para que hagas cesar sus murmuraciones contra mí, y no mueran. 11 Así lo hizo Moisés; como el Señor le había ordenado, así lo hizo.
12 Entonces los hijos de Israel hablaron a Moisés, diciendo: He aquí, perecemos, estamos perdidos; todos nosotros estamos perdidos(G). 13 Cualquiera que se acerca[d] al tabernáculo del Señor, muere(H). ¿Hemos de perecer todos?
Footnotes
- Números 17:1 En el texto heb., cap. 17:16
- Números 17:9 Lit., del Señor hacia todos
- Números 17:10 Lit., los hijos de rebelión
- Números 17:13 Lit., acerca, que se acerca
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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