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 American Standard Bible
Aaron’s Staff Buds
17 [a]Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and obtain from them a staff for each father’s household: twelve staffs, from all their leaders for their fathers’ households. You shall write each man’s name on his staff, 3 and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi; for there is to be one staff for the head of each of their fathers’ households. 4 You shall then leave them in the tent of meeting in front of (A)the testimony, where I meet with you. 5 And it will come about that the staff of (B)the man whom I choose will sprout. So I will relieve Myself of the grumblings of the sons of Israel, who are grumbling against you.” 6 So Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their leaders gave him a staff, one for each leader, for their fathers’ households, twelve staffs in all, with the staff of Aaron among their staffs. 7 Then Moses left the staffs before the Lord in (C)the tent of the testimony.
8 Now on the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, (D)Aaron’s staff for the house of Levi had sprouted and produced buds and bloomed with blossoms, and it yielded ripe almonds. 9 Moses then brought out all the staffs from the presence of the Lord to all the sons of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his staff. 10 But the Lord said to Moses, “Put the staff of Aaron (E)back in front of the testimony [b]to be kept as a sign against the [c](F)rebels, so that you may put an end to their grumblings against Me and they do not die.” 11 Moses did so; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
12 Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “(G)Behold, we are passing away, we are perishing, we are all perishing! 13 (H)Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the Lord, must die. Are we to perish completely?”
Footnotes
- Numbers 17:1 Ch 17:16 in Heb
- Numbers 17:10 Lit for preserving
- Numbers 17:10 Lit sons of rebellion
Números 17
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
La vara de Aarón
17 El Señor le ordenó a Moisés: 2 «Diles a los israelitas que traigan doce varas, una por cada familia patriarcal, es decir, una por cada uno de los jefes de las familias patriarcales. Escribe el nombre de cada uno de ellos sobre su propia vara. 3 Sobre la vara de Leví escribe el nombre de Aarón, pues cada jefe de familia patriarcal debe tener su vara. 4 Colócalas frente al arca del pacto, en la Tienda donde me reúno con vosotros. 5 La vara que retoñe será la de mi elegido. De ese modo me quitaré de encima las constantes quejas que los israelitas levantan contra vosotros».
6 Moisés se lo comunicó a los israelitas, y los jefes le entregaron doce varas, una por cada jefe de su familia patriarcal. Entre ellas estaba la vara de Aarón. 7 Moisés colocó las varas delante del Señor, en la Tienda del pacto.
8 Al día siguiente, Moisés entró en la Tienda del pacto y, al fijarse en la vara que representaba a la familia de Leví, vio que la vara de Aarón no solo había retoñado, sino que también tenía botones, flores y almendras. 9 Sacó entonces de la presencia del Señor todas las varas, y las puso delante de los israelitas, para que por sí mismos vieran lo que había ocurrido, y cada jefe tomó su propia vara.
10 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Vuelve a colocar la vara de Aarón frente al arca del pacto, para que sirva de advertencia a los rebeldes. Así terminarás con las quejas en contra mía, y evitarás que mueran los israelitas».
11 Moisés hizo todo tal como el Señor se lo ordenó. 12 Entonces los israelitas le dijeron a Moisés: «¡Estamos perdidos, totalmente perdidos! ¡Vamos a morir! 13 Todo el que se acerca al santuario del Señor muere, ¡así que todos moriremos!»
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?
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