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Numbers 17:5

The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”

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ASV

And it shall come to pass, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.

KJV

And 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, whereby they murmur against you.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961 →
הָאִ֛ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
אֶבְחַר־'ev.char-I will chooseH977 →
בּ֖וֹbo<in> <the> him
מַטֵּ֣הוּma.Te.hurod hisH4294 →
יִפְרָ֑חyif.Rachit will budH6524 →
וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣יva.ha.shi.ko.Tiand I will put an end toH7918 →
מֵֽעָלַ֗יme.'a.Laifrom on <the> meH5921 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
תְּלֻנּוֹת֙te.lu.nOt[the] grumblings ofH8519 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
הֵ֥םhemtheyH1992 →
מַלִּינִ֖םma.li.Nim[are] grumblingH3885 →
עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.Khemon youH5921 →

The walk

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John 3:27John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.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.Numbers 16:11Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”Numbers 17:8The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.Isaiah 35:1–2The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.Ezekiel 16:41Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will never again pay your lovers.Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.Ezekiel 23:27So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’Isaiah 27:6In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.Isaiah 13:11I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.Isaiah 5:24Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.Numbers 17:10The 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.”1 Kings 13:33Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.Hebrews 7:13He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.

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