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?”
Numbers 17
English Standard Version
Aaron's Staff Buds
17 [a] The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 (A)“Speak to the people of Israel, and get from them staffs, one for each fathers' house, from all their chiefs according to their fathers' houses, twelve staffs. Write each man's name on his staff, 3 and write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each fathers' house. 4 Then you shall deposit them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, (B)where I meet with you. 5 And the staff of the man (C)whom I choose shall sprout. Thus I will make to cease from me (D)the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against you.” 6 Moses spoke to the people of Israel. And all their chiefs gave him staffs, one for each chief, according to their fathers' houses, twelve staffs. And the staff of Aaron was among their staffs. 7 And Moses deposited the staffs before the Lord in (E)the tent of the testimony.
8 On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. 9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs from before the Lord to all the people of Israel. And they looked, and each man took his staff. 10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Put back (F)the staff of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept (G)as a sign for the rebels, (H)that you may make an end of their grumblings against me, lest they die.” 11 Thus did Moses; as the Lord commanded him, so he did.
12 And the people of Israel said to Moses, “Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone. 13 (I)Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the Lord, shall die. Are we all to perish?”
Footnotes
- Numbers 17:1 Ch 17:16 in Hebrew
Mga Bilang 17
Ang Biblia (1978)
Ang tungkod ni Aaron ay namulaklak.
17 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,
2 Salitain mo sa mga anak ni Israel, at kumuha ka sa kanila ng mga tungkod, isa sa bawa't sangbahayan ng mga magulang; sa lahat nilang mga prinsipe ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang, labing dalawang tungkod: isulat mo ang pangalan ng bawa't isa sa kaniyang tungkod.
3 At isusulat mo ang pangalan ni Aaron sa tungkod ni Levi: sapagka't isa lamang tungkod magkakaroon sa bawa't pangulo sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang.
4 At iyong ilalagay sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan sa harap ng patotoo, (A)na aking pinakikipagkitaan sa inyo.
5 At mangyayari na ang lalaking (B)aking pipiliin, ay mamumulaklak ang kaniyang tungkod: at aking ipatitigil sa akin, ang mga pag-upasala ng mga anak ni Israel, na kanilang (C)iniupasala laban sa inyo.
6 At si Moises ay nagsalita sa mga anak ni Israel, at ang lahat nilang mga prinsipe ay nagbigay sa kaniya ng tungkod, na bawa't pangulo ay isa, ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang, labing dalawang tungkod: at ang tungkod ni Aaron ay nasa gitna ng kanilang mga tungkod.
7 At inilagay ni Moises ang mga tungkod sa harap ng Panginoon (D)sa tabernakulo ng patotoo;
8 At nangyari nang kinabukasan, na si Moises ay pumasok sa tabernakulo ng patotoo; at, narito, na ang tungkod ni Aaron sa sangbahayan ni Levi ay namulaklak at nagkaroon ng mga hinog na almendras.
9 At mula sa harap ng Panginoon ay inilabas ni Moises ang lahat ng tungkod sa lahat ng mga anak ni Israel: at kanilang pinagmalas, at kinuha ng bawa't lalake ang kaniyang tungkod.
10 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Ibalik mo (E)ang tungkod ni Aaron sa harap ng patotoo, (F)upang ingatang (G)pinakatanda laban sa mga anak ng panghihimagsik; upang iyong wakasan ang kanilang mga pag-upasala laban sa akin, upang huwag silang mamatay.
11 Gayon ginawa ni Moises: kung paanong iniutos ng Panginoon sa kaniya, ay gayon niya ginawa.
12 At sinalita ng mga anak ni Israel kay Moises, na sinasabi, Narito, kami ay mga patay, kami ay napahamak, kaming lahat ay napahamak.
13 (H)Lahat ng lumalapit, na lumalapit sa tabernakulo ng Panginoon, ay namamatay: kami bang lahat ay malilipol?
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