Numbers 17:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

Speak to the children of Israel, and take from each one of them a rod according to their ancestral houses, of all their leaders according to their ancestral houses twelve rods: write each man's name on his rod.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Speak to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, and have him take the censers out of the burning remains and scatter the fire some distance away, for the censers are holy.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Speak 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Speak{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} and take{H3947} of them rods,{H4294} one for each fathers'{H1} house,{H1004} of all their princes{H5387} according to their fathers'{H1} houses,{H1004} twelve{H8147} rods:{H4294} write{H3789} thou every man's{H376} name{H8034} upon his rod.{H4294}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Speak{H1696}{(H8761)} unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, and take{H3947}{(H8798)} of every one of them a rod{H4294}{H4294} according to the house{H1004} of their fathers{H1}, of all their princes{H5387} according to the house{H1004} of their fathers{H1} twelve{H8147}{H6240} rods{H4294}: write{H3789}{(H8799)} thou every man's{H376} name{H8034} upon his rod{H4294}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    speake vnto the childern of Israel and take of them for euery pryncypall housse a rod of their princes ouer the housses of their fathers: euen.xij. roddes and wryte euery mans name apon his rod.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Speake to the children of Israel, & take of the twolue staues, of euery captayne of his fathers house one, and wryte euery mans name vpon his staffe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Speake vnto the children of Israel, and take of euery one of them a rod, after the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the familie of their fathers, euen twelue rods: and thou shalt write euery mans name vpon his rod.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Speake vnto the children of Israel, and take of euery one of them a rodde, after the houses of their fathers, of all their princes accordyng to the familie of their fathers, euen twelue roddes: and write euery mans name vpon his rodde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Speak 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Speak to the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write you every man's name on his rod.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Speak unto the sons of Israel, and take from them each a rod, for a father's house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers, twelve rods; the name of each thou dost write on his rod,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Say to the children of Israel that they are to give you rods, one for every family, for every chief, the head of his father's house, making twelve rods; let every man's name be placed on his rod.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Speak to the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write every man's name on his rod.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, one from every tribal leader, twelve staffs; you must write each man’s name on his staff.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 49:10 : 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall the gathering of the people be.
  • Exod 4:2 : 2 And the LORD said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
  • Exod 4:17 : 17 And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do signs.
  • Num 1:5-9 : 5 And these are the names of the men who shall stand with you: from the tribe of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur. 6 From Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 7 From Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 8 From Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 9 From Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. 10 From the children of Joseph: from Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: from Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 11 From Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. 12 From Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 13 From Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. 14 From Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 15 From Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. 16 These were the renowned of the congregation, leaders of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
  • Num 2:3-9 : 3 On the east side, toward the sunrise, those of the standard of the camp of Judah shall camp throughout their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. 4 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred. 5 Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar. 6 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred. 7 Then the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. 8 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred. 9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred and eighty-six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall set forth first. 10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies. The captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. 11 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were forty-six thousand and five hundred. 12 Those who camp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 13 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred. 14 Then the tribe of Gad, and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 15 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were one hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. They shall set forth in the second rank. 17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall move forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp. As they camp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards. 18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies. The captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. 20 By him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 21 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred. 22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 23 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred. 24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred and eight thousand and one hundred, throughout their armies. They shall go forward in the third rank. 25 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies. The captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred. 27 Those that camp by him shall be the tribe of Asher. The captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 28 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred. 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 30 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
  • Num 10:14-27 : 14 In the first position went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, carrying the tabernacle. 18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 21 And the Kohathites set forward, carrying the sanctuary: and the others set up the tabernacle before they arrived. 22 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. 25 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rear guard of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
  • Ps 110:2 : 2 The LORD will send the rod of your strength out of Zion: rule in the midst of your enemies.
  • Ps 125:3 : 3 For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous extend their hands to wrongdoing.
  • Ezek 19:14 : 14 And fire has gone out from a rod of her branches, which has devoured her fruit, so that she has no strong rod to be a scepter to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
  • Ezek 21:10 : 10 It is sharpened to make a great slaughter; it is polished that it may glitter: should we then rejoice? it despises the rod of my son, as every tree.
  • Ezek 21:13 : 13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword despises even the rod? it shall be no more, says the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 37:16-20 : 16 Moreover, son of man, take one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: 17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in your hand. 18 And when the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, Will you not show us what you mean by these? 19 Say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand. 20 And the sticks whereon you write shall be in your hand before their eyes.
  • Mic 7:14 : 14 Feed your people with your rod, the flock of your heritage, who dwell solitarily in the woodland, in the midst of Carmel; let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 17:3-10
    8 verses
    89%

    3 And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of each ancestral house.

    4 And you shall lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

    5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod whom I choose shall blossom: and I will put an end to the murmurings of the children of Israel against you.

    6 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod, one for each leader, according to their ancestral houses, twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

    7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.

    8 And it happened that on the next day Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded, brought forth buds, bloomed blossoms, and produced almonds.

    9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and each man took his rod.

    10 And the LORD said to Moses, Bring Aaron's rod back before the testimony, to be kept as a sign against the rebels; and you shall completely remove their murmurings from me, that they do not die.

  • Num 17:1
    87%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 1:16-18
    3 verses
    73%

    16 These were the renowned of the congregation, leaders of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

    17 And Moses and Aaron took these men who were named.

    18 And they gathered all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their lineage by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, by head count.

  • Num 1:44
    73%

    44 These are those who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, along with the leaders of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.

  • Exod 17:5
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    5 And the LORD said to Moses, Go ahead of the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel; and your rod, with which you struck the river, take in your hand, and go.

  • Num 1:2
    72%

    2 Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head;

  • Josh 3:12
    72%

    12 Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.

  • Exod 4:17
    71%

    17 And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do signs.

  • Josh 22:14
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    14 And with him ten leaders, one chief leader from each house throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.

  • Ezek 37:16-20
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    71%

    16 Moreover, son of man, take one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:

    17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in your hand.

    18 And when the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, Will you not show us what you mean by these?

    19 Say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.

    20 And the sticks whereon you write shall be in your hand before their eyes.

  • Num 20:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 "Take the rod, and gather the assembly together, you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their livestock."

    9 So Moses took the rod from before the LORD as He commanded him.

  • Num 1:4
    71%

    4 And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his fathers' house.

  • Exod 7:12
    70%

    12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents, but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

  • Josh 4:2
    70%

    2 Take twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,

  • Num 13:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2 Send men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.

  • Num 2:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

    2 Every man of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, with the emblem of his father's house. They shall camp at a distance around the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Exod 4:2
    68%

    2 And the LORD said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.

  • Josh 4:4
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    4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from each tribe,

  • Exod 28:21
    67%

    21 And the stones shall have the names of the children of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet. Each one with its own name, they shall be according to the twelve tribes.

  • Exod 4:4
    67%

    4 And the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail. And he stretched out his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand.

  • Exod 39:14
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    14 And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each with his name, representing the twelve tribes.

  • Num 34:18
    67%

    18 And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land by inheritance.

  • Exod 28:9-10
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    67%

    9 And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:

    10 six of their names on one stone, and the other six names on the other stone, according to their birth.

  • Josh 7:14
    66%

    14 In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD takes shall come according to the families; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.

  • 1 Kgs 18:31
    66%

    31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be your name:

  • Exod 16:16
    66%

    16 This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: Gather of it every man according to his need, an omer for every person, according to the number of your people; each man take for those who are in his tent.

  • Num 16:17
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    17 And take each man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring them before the LORD, each man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; you also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.

  • Num 4:1
    66%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

  • Num 4:46
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    46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel numbered, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,

  • Exod 7:8
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    8 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

  • Num 2:34
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    34 The children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they camped by their standards, and so they moved forward, every one by their families, according to the house of their fathers.

  • Num 32:28
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    28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel,