Numbers 17 · Kingdoms of Scripture

1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2Speak to the sons of Israel, and take from them a staff, a staff for each father’s house, from all their chiefs, for their fathers’ houses, twelve staffs. Write each man’s name on his staff.

3Write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, for there is one staff for the head of their fathers’ house.

4You shall lay them in the tent of meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you.

Notes (1)

Translation
Ha-edut is the Testimony, the tablets. Ivvva’ed is “I meet,” the same root as the tent of meeting.

5The man whom I choose, his staff will bud. I will settle from me the complaints of the sons of Israel, which they are complaining against you.

6Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him a staff for each chief, a staff for each chief, for their fathers’ houses, twelve staffs, and Aaron’s staff was among their staffs.

7Moses laid the staffs before Yahweh in the tent of the Testimony.

8The next day Moses came into the tent of the Testimony, and look, Aaron’s staff, for the house of Levi, had budded. It had put out a bud, and it had blossomed a blossom, and it had ripened almonds.

Notes (1)

Translation
The line says three things: it put out a bud, it blossomed a blossom, and it ripened almonds. All three are printed.

9Moses brought out all the staffs from before Yahweh to all the sons of Israel. They saw, and each man took his staff.

10Yahweh said to Moses, Put Aaron’s staff back before the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the sons of rebellion, so their complaints may finish from me and they may not die.

Notes (1)

Translation
Benei meri is the sons of rebellion. The phrase is printed. It is not smoothed into “the rebels” alone.

11Moses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did.

12The sons of Israel said to Moses, Look, we expire. We are lost. All of us are lost.

13Anyone who comes near, who comes near to the dwelling of Yahweh, will die. Are we all finished, to expire?

Notes (1)

Translation
Haqqarev haqqarev says “the one who comes near” twice. Both words are printed.

1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2Speak to the sons of Israel, and take from them a staff, a staff for each father’s house, from all their chiefs, for their fathers’ houses, twelve staffs. Write each man’s name on his staff.

3Write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, for there is one staff for the head of their fathers’ house.

4You shall lay them in the tent of meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you.

Notes (1)

Translation
Ha-edut is the Testimony, the tablets. Ivvva’ed is “I meet,” the same root as the tent of meeting.

5The man whom I choose, his staff will bud. I will settle from me the complaints of the sons of Israel, which they are complaining against you.

7Moses laid the staffs before Yahweh in the tent of the Testimony.

Notes (1)

Translation
The line says three things: it put out a bud, it blossomed a blossom, and it ripened almonds. All three are printed.

9Moses brought out all the staffs from before Yahweh to all the sons of Israel. They saw, and each man took his staff.

10Yahweh said to Moses, Put Aaron’s staff back before the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the sons of rebellion, so their complaints may finish from me and they may not die.

Notes (1)

Translation
Benei meri is the sons of rebellion. The phrase is printed. It is not smoothed into “the rebels” alone.

11Moses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did.

12The sons of Israel said to Moses, Look, we expire. We are lost. All of us are lost.

13Anyone who comes near, who comes near to the dwelling of Yahweh, will die. Are we all finished, to expire?

Notes (1)

Translation
Haqqarev haqqarev says “the one who comes near” twice. Both words are printed.