Numbers 17 · Verse 11

Numbers 17:11

And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he.
Numbers 17:11, King James Version

Numbers 17:11 in other translations

BSBSo Moses did as the LORD had commanded him.
WEBMoses did so. As the LORD commanded him, so he did.
ASVThus did Moses: as Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
YLTand Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him; so he hath done.
DARBYAnd Moses did so: as Jehovah had commanded him, so did he.
BBEThis Moses did: as the Lord gave orders, so he did.
WebsterAnd Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.

What does Numbers 17:11 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 17:8-13

While all the other rods remained as they were. Aaron's rod became a living branch. In some places there were buds, in others blossoms, in others fruit, at the same time; all this was miraculous. Thus Aaron was manifested to be under the special blessing of Heaven. Fruitfulness is the best evidence of a Divine call; and the plants of God's setting, and the boughs cut off them, will flourish. This rod was preserved…

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Numbers 17:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213
מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMosesH4872
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֧הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
כֵּ֥ןkensoH3651
עָשָֽׂה\׃\ \ס'a.Sahhe didH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Numbers 17:10

    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 not.

  • Numbers 17:11

    And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he.

  • Numbers 17:12

    And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

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Numbers 17:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
E hízolo Moisés: como le mandó Jehová, así hizo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse dit à Aaron: Prends l’encensoir, et mets-y du feu de dessus l’autel, et mets-y de l’encens, et porte-le promptement vers l’assemblée, et fais propitiation pour eux; car la colère est sortie de devant l’ Éternel, la plaie a commencé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mose tat es; so wie Jehova ihm geboten hatte, also tat er.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fecitque Moyses sicut præceperat Dominus.