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Numbers 17:10

The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”

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ASV

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that thou mayest make an end of their murmurings against me, that they die not.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
הָשֵׁ֞בha.Shevput backH7725 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מַטֵּ֤הma.Teh[the] rod ofH4294 →
אַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הָעֵד֔וּתha.'e.Dutthe testimonyH5715 →
לְמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתle.mish.Me.retfor keepingH4931 →
לְא֖וֹתle.'otfor a signH226 →
לִבְנֵי־liv.nei-for [the] sons ofH1121 →
מֶ֑רִיMe.rirebellionH4805 →
וּתְכַ֧לu.te.Khaland may you put an end toH3615 →
תְּלוּנֹּתָ֛םte.lu.no.Tamgrumblings theirH8519 →
מֵעָלַ֖יme.'a.Laifrom on <the> meH5921 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191 →

The walk

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Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.Hebrews 9:4containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.Exodus 16:34And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Numbers 20:9So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded.Isaiah 1:2Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.Exodus 16:32Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”Deuteronomy 9:24You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.1 Samuel 30:22but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORDDeuteronomy 31:19–26Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.Numbers 16:38As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”Numbers 16:40just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.Leviticus 16:2And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.Ephesians 2:2–3in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.Hosea 10:9Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?Numbers 4:18“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.Exodus 15:24So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

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