Numbers 17:7 Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the covenant law.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the covenant law.

English Standard Version
And Moses deposited the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.

New American Standard Bible
So Moses deposited the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.

King James Bible
And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.

International Standard Version
Then Moses laid out the rods in the LORD'S presence, inside the Tent of Testimony.

American Standard Version
And Moses laid up the rods before Jehovah in the tent of the testimony.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Moses had laid them up before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony:

Darby Bible Translation
And Moses laid the staves before Jehovah in the tent of the testimony.

Young's Literal Translation
and Moses placeth the rods before Jehovah, in the tent of the testimony.

Cross References

Numbers 1:50
But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister to it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

Numbers 1:53
But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

Numbers 9:15
And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was on the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.

Numbers 17:4
And you shall lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

Numbers 17:6
And Moses spoke to 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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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

17:1-7 It is an instance of the grace of God, that, having wrought divers miracles to punish sin, he would work one more to prevent it. Twelve rods or staves were to be brought in. It is probable that they were the staves which the princes used as ensigns of their authority; old dry staves, that had no sap in them. They were to expect that the rod of the tribe, or prince, whom God chose to the priesthood, should bud and blossom. Moses did not object that the matter was sufficiently settled already; he did not undertake to determine it; but left the case before the Lord.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

6. the rod of Aaron was among their rods—either one of the twelve, or, as many suppose, a thirteenth in the midst (Heb 9:4). The rods were of dry sticks or wands, probably old, as transmitted from one head of the family to a succeeding.