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Numbers 17:3 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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 17:3
Verse in Context
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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.
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.
And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet
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
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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 17:4
"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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