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Numbers 17:10 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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 "
Numbers 17:10
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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.
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.
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
And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did
And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
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Numbers 17:1
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 17:2
"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."
Numbers 17:3
"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."
Numbers 17:4
"And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet"
Numbers 17:5
"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"
Numbers 17:6
"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."
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