Numbers 17:7

Numbers 17:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.
• New International Version (NIV)Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses deposited the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.

Context of Numbers 17:7

5Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man I choose. Then I will finally put an end to the people’s murmuring and complaining against you.” 6So Moses gave the instructions to the people of Israel, and each of the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron, brought Moses a staff. Moses placed the staffs in the Lord’s presence in the Tabernacle of the Covenant. 8When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron’s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds! 9When Moses brought all the staffs out from the Lord’s presence, he showed them to the people. Each man claimed his own staff.

Numbers 17:7 word by word

וַיַּנַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־הַמַּטֹּ֖ת לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּאֹ֖הֶל הָעֵדֻֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• laid upיָנַחyânach · to restH3240
• the rodsמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• in the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of witnessעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715

Cross-references for Numbers 17:7

• Numbers 18:2“Bring your relatives of the tribe of Levi—your ancestral tribe—to assist you and your sons as you perform the sacred duties in front of the Tabernacle of the Covenant.
• Exodus 38:21This is an inventory of the materials used in building the Tabernacle of the Covenant. The Levites compiled the figures, as Moses directed, and Ithamar son of Aaron the priest served as recorder.
• Acts 7:44“Our ancestors carried the Tabernacle with them through the wilderness. It was constructed according to the plan God had shown to Moses.

Commentaries on Numbers 17:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13The Lord gave another test to make the lesson clear. This test repeated the teaching from the events in chapter 16. It also prepared the people for the instructions that follow in chapter 18.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 17:7

• Miracles
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Aaron
• Exodus
• Prince
• Rebel
• Aaron's Rod
• Abiram
• Agrapha
• Chronicles, Books of
• Dathan

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