Numbers 17:11
in Numbers 17So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thus did Moses: as Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
KJV
And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he.
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This verse in Numbers 17
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him
on Numbers 17:11-13
The people Korah called holy now say, Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Adam Clarke marks the swing between the two claims.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Moses did so; as the Lord commanded him, even so did he. Took Aaron's rod, and laid it up before the ark for the purpose mentioned, being a faithful servant to God in all his house.
The design of God in all his providences, both mercies and judgments, and in the memorials of them, is to take away sin, and to prevent it. These things are done, these things written, that we sin not, 1 John ii. Christ was manifested to take away sin.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
I have not understood the intention of this verse, nor of its companion above, Separate yourselves from among this congregation, 189 Above,:21.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
“Remove [ separate ] yourselves from this congregation and I shall annihalate them in an instant,” and they fell upon their faces.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֖עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֑ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֧ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֹת֖וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כֵּ֥ן | ken | so | H3651 → | 771 times |
| עָשָֽׂה׃ ס | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
וַיַּ֖עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֧הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֹת֖וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
כֵּ֥ןso
kenH3651 →771 times
עָשָֽׂה׃ סhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.