Numbers 17:3
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.
Numbers 17:3 in other translations
| BSB | and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe. |
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| WEB | You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses. |
| ASV | And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses. |
| YLT | and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod is for the head of their fathers' house: |
| DARBY | And Aaron's name shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for one staff shall be for each head of their fathers' houses. |
| BBE | And let Aaron's name be placed on the rod of Levi: for there is to be one rod for the head of every family. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Numbers 17:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 17:2-5
Nu 17:1-13. Aaron's Rod Flourishes. 2-5. 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…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 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…
Numbers 17:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 17:3
- Numbers 18:7
Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest’s office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
- Exodus 6:16
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
- Exodus 6:20
And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
- Numbers 3:2-3
And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
- Numbers 18:1
And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
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Context
- 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 17:3
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.
- 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 17:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y escribirás el nombre de Aarón sobre la vara de Leví; porque cada cabeza de familia de sus padres tendrá una vara. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | les encensoirs de ceux-là qui ont péché contre leurs propres âmes; et on en fera des lames aplaties pour en plaquer l’autel; car ils les ont présentés devant l’ Éternel, et ils sont sanctifiés; et ils seront un signe aux fils d’Israël. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und den Namen Aarons sollst du auf den Stab Levis schreiben; denn ein Stab soll für jedes Haupt ihrer Vaterhäuser sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nomen autem Aaron erit in tribu Levi, et una virga cunctas seorsum familias continebit: |