Numbers 17:4

Numbers 17:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
• New International Version (NIV)Place them in the tent of meeting in front of the ark of the covenant law, where I meet with you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then you shall deposit them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you.

Context of Numbers 17:4

2“Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral tribe, twelve staffs from all the leaders of their tribes. Write each man’s name on his staff. 3Write Aaron’s name on Levi’s staff, because there is to be one staff for the head of each tribe. Then place them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony where I meet with you. 5The staff of the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of the Israelites’ complaints that they have been making about you.” 6So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. Aaron’s staff was among them.

Numbers 17:4 word by word

וְהִנַּחְתָּ֖ם בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד לִפְנֵי֙ הָֽעֵד֔וּת אֲשֶׁ֛ר אִוָּעֵ֥ד לָכֶ֖ם שָֽׁמָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt lay them upיָנַחyânach · to restH3240
• in the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the testimonyעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715
• where I will meetיָעַדyâ‛ad · to appointH3259

Cross-references for Numbers 17:4

• Exodus 25:16Put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark.
• Exodus 29:42This will be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance to the tent of meeting before the Lord, where I will meet you to speak with you.
• Exodus 30:6“You are to place the altar in front of the curtain by the ark of the testimony — in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony — where I will meet with you.

Commentaries on Numbers 17:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Before the testimony - See Numbers 17:10 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The staffs were in the Lord's presence, a safe place where no one could interfere with them (17:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-132-5. 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 manner of performing it, all the people were made to have a direct and…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 17:4

• Levites
• Mercy-Seat
• Miracles
• Worship

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Commentaries on Numbers 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings