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Numbers 17:4

Put these walking sticks in the Meeting Tent in front of the Box of the Agreement. This is the place where I meet with you.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Levites;   Mercy-Seat;   Miracles;   Worship;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Divination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Aaron's Rod;   Rod, Staff;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron's Rod;   Hexateuch;   Numbers, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Lots;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Melchizedek;   Tabernacle, the;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Aaron;   Aaron's Rod;   Ezekiel;   Korah;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Priest;   Writing;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Aaron;   Incense;   Priest;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You shall lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
King James Version
And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
Lexham English Bible
You must then put them in the tent of assembly before the testimony where I meet with you.
New Century Version
Put them in the Meeting Tent in front of the Ark of the Agreement, where I meet with you.
New English Translation
You must place them in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant where I meet with you.
Amplified Bible
"You shall then deposit them in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) in front of [the ark of] the Testimony, where I meet with you.
New American Standard Bible
"You shall then leave them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony, where I meet with you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou shalt put them in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, before the Arke of the Testimonie, where I wil declare my selfe to you.
Legacy Standard Bible
You shall then deposit them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony, where I meet with you.
Contemporary English Version
Place these sticks in the tent right in front of the sacred chest where I appear to you.
Complete Jewish Bible
El‘azar the cohen took the brass fire pans which the men who had been burned to death had offered, and they hammered them into a covering for the altar,
Darby Translation
And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
English Standard Version
Then you shall deposit them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall put them in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
Good News Translation
Take them to the Tent of my presence and put them in front of the Covenant Box, where I meet you.
Christian Standard Bible®
Then place them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony where I meet with you.
Literal Translation
And you shall place them in the tabernacle of the congregation, before the testimony, where I shall meet with you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And laye the in the Tabernacle of witnesse, before the witnesse where I testifie vnto you.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
Bible in Basic English
And let them be stored up in the Tent of meeting, in front of the ark of witness where I come to you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And put them in the tabernacle of the congregation, before [the arke] of the testimonie, where I wyll declare my selfe vnto you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Eleazar the priest took the brazen fire-pans, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,
King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt lay them vp in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, before the Testimony, where I will meet with you.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt put them in the tabernacle of witness, before the testimony, where I will be made known to thee.
English Revised Version
And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
Berean Standard Bible
Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt putte tho yerdis in the tabernacle of boond of pees, bifor the witnessyng, where Y schal speke to thee; the yerde of hym schal buriowne, whom Y schal chese of hem;
Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast placed them in the tent of meeting, before the testimony, where I meet with you.
Update Bible Version
And you shall lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt lay them in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
World English Bible
You shall lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
New King James Version
Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you.
New Living Translation
Place these staffs in the Tabernacle in front of the Ark containing the tablets of the Covenant, where I meet with you.
New Life Bible
Then put them in the meeting tent before the Law, where I meet with you.
New Revised Standard
Place them in the tent of meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then shalt thou lay them up in the tent of meeting, - before the testimony, where I meet with you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to thee.
Revised Standard Version
Then you shall deposit them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall then deposit them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony, where I meet with you.

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 "Speak to the Israelites. Get twelve wooden walking sticks from them. Get one from the leader of each of the twelve tribes. Write the name of each man on his walking stick. 3 On the stick from Levi, write Aaron's name. There must be one stick for the head of each of the twelve tribes. 4 Put these walking sticks in the Meeting Tent in front of the Box of the Agreement. This is the place where I meet with you. 5 I will choose one man to be the true priest. You will know which man I choose because his walking stick will begin to grow new leaves. In this way I will stop the people from always complaining against you and me." 6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites. Each of the leaders gave him a walking stick. There were twelve walking sticks. There was one stick from each leader of each tribe. One of the walking sticks belonged to Aaron. 7 Moses put the walking sticks before the Lord in the Tent of the Agreement.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 25:16-22, Exodus 29:42, Exodus 29:43, Exodus 30:6, Exodus 30:36

Reciprocal: Exodus 3:18 - met Exodus 25:22 - and I will Exodus 25:33 - like unto

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your people so many that they will be like the dust of the earth. If people could count all the particles of dust on earth, they could count your people.
Genesis 16:10
The angel of the Lord also said, "From you will come many people—too many people to count."
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. He said, "I am God All-Powerful. Obey me and live the right way.
Genesis 17:11
You will cut the skin to show that you follow the agreement between me and you.
Genesis 17:18
Then Abraham said to God, "I hope Ishmael will live and serve you."
Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you and give you as many descendants as the stars in the sky. There will be as many people as sand on the seashore. And your people will live in cities that they will take from their enemies.
Genesis 32:12
Lord, you said to me, ‘I will be good to you. I will increase your family and make your children as many as the sands of the sea. There will be too many to count.'"
Genesis 35:11
God said to him, "I am God All-Powerful, and I give you this blessing: Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.
Genesis 48:19
But his father refused and said, "I know, son. I know. Manasseh is the firstborn. He will be great and will be the father of many people. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. And the younger brother's family will be much larger."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation,.... In the most holy place:

before the testimony; that is, the ark in which the testimony or the law was; here they were laid as in the presence of God, who was in a miraculous way to decide the controversy by them, and put an end to it; for upon the ark was the mercy seat, over which were the cherubim, the seat of the divine Majesty, and where none could come at them, and where no fraud could be supposed to be committed:

where I will meet with you; not with the people in person, who might not go at any time into the most holy place; nor with Aaron, who only might go into it on the day of atonement; but with Moses, the chief ruler and representative of the whole body of the people, and who might go in there at any time, to consult with God about matters of moment and difficulty, and where the Lord had said he would meet him,

Exodus 25:22; and now would, in a miraculous way, clearly show him, and the people of Israel by him, who was the priest he had chosen of all the tribes.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Before the testimony - See Numbers 17:10 note.


 
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