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Numbers 17:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: 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

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1 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.

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Numbers 18:7

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From This Chapter

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 with you."

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 against you."

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."

Numbers 17:7

"And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness."

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