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Selected Verse: Numbers 17:2 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Nu 17:2 |
Strong Concordance |
Speak [01696] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], and take [03947] of every one of them a rod [04294] [04294] according to the house [01004] of their fathers [01], of all their princes [05387] according to the house [01004] of their fathers [01] twelve [08147] [06240] rods [04294]: write [03789] thou every man's [0376] name [08034] upon his rod [04294]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
AARON'S ROD FLOURISHES. (Num 17:1-13)
Speak unto the children of Israel--The controversy with Moses and Aaron about the priesthood was of such a nature and magnitude as required a decisive and authoritative settlement. For the removal of all doubts and the silencing of all murmuring in the future regarding the holder of the office, a miracle was wrought of a remarkable character and permanent duration; and in the manner of performing it, all the people were made to have a direct and special interest.
take of every one . . . princes . . . twelve rods--As the princes, being the oldest sons of the chief family, and heads of their tribes, might have advanced the best claims to the priesthood, if that sacred dignity was to be shared among all the tribes, they were therefore selected, and being twelve in number--that of Joseph being counted only one--Moses was ordered to see that the name of each was inscribed--a practice borrowed from the Egyptians--upon his rod or wand of office. The name of Aaron rather than of Levi was used, as the latter name would have opened a door of controversy among the Levites; and as there was to be one rod only for the head of each tribe, the express appointment of a rod for Aaron determined him to be the head of that tribe, as well as that branch or family of the tribe to which the priestly dignity should belong. These rods were to be laid in the tabernacle close to the ark (compare Num 17:10 and Heb 9:4), where a divine token was promised that would for all time terminate the dispute. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Compare Eze 37:16 ff. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Of every one - Not of every person, but of every tribe. A rod - That staff, or rod, which the princes carried in their hands as tokens of their dignity and authority. Every man's name - Every prince's: for they being the first - born, and the chief of their tribes might above all others pretend to the priesthood, if it was communicable to any of their tribes, and besides each prince represented all his tribe: so that this was a full decision of the question. And this place seems to confirm, that not only Korah and the Levites, but also those of other tribes contested with Moses and Aaron about the priesthood, as that which belonged to all the congregation they being all holy. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And take of every one of them a rod - מטה matteh, the staff or scepter, which the prince or chief of each tribe bore, and which was the sign of office or royalty among almost all the people of the earth. |
4 Which had [2192] the golden [5552] censer [2369], and [2532] the ark [2787] of the covenant [1242] overlaid [4028] round about [3840] with gold [5553], wherein [1722] [3739] was the golden [5552] pot [4713] that had [2192] manna [3131], and [2532] Aaron's [2] rod [4464] that budded [985], and [2532] the tables [4109] of the covenant [1242];
10 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto Moses [04872], Bring [07725] Aaron's [0175] rod [04294] again [07725] before [06440] the testimony [05715], to be kept [04931] for a token [0226] against the rebels [04805] [01121]; and thou shalt quite take away [03615] their murmurings [08519] from me, that they die [04191] not.
1 And the LORD [03068] spake [01696] unto Moses [04872], saying [0559],
2 Speak [01696] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], and take [03947] of every one of them a rod [04294] [04294] according to the house [01004] of their fathers [01], of all their princes [05387] according to the house [01004] of their fathers [01] twelve [08147] [06240] rods [04294]: write [03789] thou every man's [0376] name [08034] upon his rod [04294].
3 And thou shalt write [03789] Aaron's [0175] name [08034] upon the rod [04294] of Levi [03878]: for one [0259] rod [04294] shall be for the head [07218] of the house [01004] of their fathers [01].
4 And thou shalt lay them up [03240] in the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150] before [06440] the testimony [05715], where I will meet [03259] with you.
5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's [0376] rod [04294], whom I shall choose [0977], shall blossom [06524]: and I will make to cease [07918] from me the murmurings [08519] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], whereby they murmur [03885] against you.
6 And Moses [04872] spake [01696] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], and every one of their princes [05387] gave [05414] him a rod [04294] [04294] apiece, for each prince [05387] [05387] one [0259] [0259], according to their fathers [01]' houses [01004], even twelve [06240] [08147] rods [04294]: and the rod [04294] of Aaron [0175] was among [08432] their rods [04294].
7 And Moses [04872] laid up [03240] the rods [04294] before [06440] the LORD [03068] in the tabernacle [0168] of witness [05715].
8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow [04283] Moses [04872] went [0935] into the tabernacle [0168] of witness [05715]; and, behold, the rod [04294] of Aaron [0175] for the house [01004] of Levi [03878] was budded [06524], and brought forth [03318] buds [06525], and bloomed [06692] blossoms [06731], and yielded [01580] almonds [08247].
9 And Moses [04872] brought out [03318] all the rods [04294] from before [06440] the LORD [03068] unto all the children [01121] of Israel [03478]: and they looked [07200], and took [03947] every man [0376] his rod [04294].
10 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto Moses [04872], Bring [07725] Aaron's [0175] rod [04294] again [07725] before [06440] the testimony [05715], to be kept [04931] for a token [0226] against the rebels [04805] [01121]; and thou shalt quite take away [03615] their murmurings [08519] from me, that they die [04191] not.
11 And Moses [04872] did [06213] so: as the LORD [03068] commanded [06680] him, so did [06213] he.
12 And the children [01121] of Israel [03478] spake [0559] unto Moses [04872], saying [0559], Behold, we die [01478], we perish [06], we all perish [06].
13 Whosoever cometh any thing near [07131] unto the tabernacle [04908] of the LORD [03068] shall die [04191]: shall we be consumed [08552] with dying [01478]?
16 Moreover, thou son [01121] of man [0120], take [03947] thee one [0259] stick [06086], and write [03789] upon it, For Judah [03063], and for the children [01121] of Israel [03478] his companions [02270]: then take [03947] another [0259] stick [06086], and write [03789] upon it, For Joseph [03130], the stick [06086] of Ephraim [0669], and for all the house [01004] of Israel [03478] his companions [02270]: