17#  Numbers 17	Key: (H)ub (G)ateway (S)trong's New Defender's Other
1	And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,	H · G · S
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.	H · G · S
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.	H · G · S
4	And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.	H · G · S
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.	H · G · S  whom I shall choose
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.	H · G · S
7	And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.	H · G · S
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.	H · G · S
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.	H · G · S
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.	H · G · S  kept for a token
11	And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.	H · G · S
12	And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.	H · G · S
13	Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?	H · G · S

Resources:

• BibleTrack (Numbers 16 17)
• YEBC Study Bible: "The Budding of Aaron's Staff" (Numbers 17)
• Jamieson, Faussett and Brown (Numbers 17) [plus links to other classic commentaries]
• The Bible Explained (Numbers 17)

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