Numbers 17:6

Numbers 17:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses spake unto 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.
• New International Version (NIV)So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron’s staff was among them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moses spoke to the people of Israel. And all their chiefs gave him staffs, one for each chief, according to their fathers' houses, twelve staffs. And the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

Context of Numbers 17:6

4And thou shalt lay them in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. 5And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, by which they murmur against you. 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. 7And Moses laid the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness. 8And it came to pass, that on the next day Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.

Numbers 17:6 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ אֵלָ֣יו׀ כָּֽל־נְשִֽׂיאֵיהֶ֡ם מַטֶּה֩ לְנָשִׂ֨יא אֶחָ֜ד מַטֶּ֨ה לְנָשִׂ֤יא אֶחָד֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֔ם שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר מַטּ֑וֹת וּמַטֵּ֥ה אַהֲרֹ֖ן בְּת֥וֹךְ מַטּוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• princesנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• rodמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432

Cross-references for Numbers 17:6

• Numbers 17:2Speak to 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.

Commentaries on Numbers 17:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The whole number of rods was twelve exclusive of Aaron‘s, as the Vulgate expressly states.Read the comment
• 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. 66. the rod of Aaron was among their rods--either one of the twelve, or, as many suppose, a thirteenth in the midst (He 9:4). The rods were of dry sticks or wands, probably old, as transmitted from one head of the family to a succeeding.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 17:6

• Government
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Israel
• Moses
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Exodus
• Prince
• Rebel
• Aaron's Rod

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