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Numbers 17:3 KJV
Numbers · chapter 17 · verse 3
And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.Numbers 17:3 · King James Version
Numbers 17:3 in context
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2Speak unto 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.
3And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
4And thou shalt lay them up 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, whereby they murmur against you.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Aaron'sʼAhărôwnAharon, the brother of MosesH175 →
- writekâthabto grave, by implication, to writeH3789 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
- LeviLêvîyLevi, a son of JacobH3878 →
- headrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
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Here we have, I. Orders given for the bringing in of a rod for every tribe (which was peculiarly significant, for the word here used for a rod sometimes signifies a tribe, as particularly Num 34:13), that God by a miracle, wrought on purpose, might make it known on whom he had conferred the honour of the priesthood.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7