Numbers 17:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    It is to be a reminder to the Israelites, so that no unauthorized person—anyone who is not from Aaron’s descendants—may come near to burn incense before the LORD and become like Korah and his assembly, as the LORD had spoken to him through Moses.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And his rod whom I chose shall blossome: So I wyll make cease from me the grudgynges of the childern of Israel which they grudge agenst you.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And loke whom I shall chose, his staffe shal florishe, yt I maye stylle the grudginges of the children of Israel, which they grudge agaynst you.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the mans rod, whome I chuse, shall blossome: and I will make cease from mee the grudgings of the children of Israel, which grudge against you.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the mans rodde whom I chose, shall blossome: And I wyll make ceasse from me the grudgynges of the children of Israel, wherby they grudge agaynst you.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It shall happen, 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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And it hath come to pass, the man's rod on whom I fix doth flourish, and I have caused to cease from off me the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against you.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the rod of that man who is marked out by me for myself will have buds on it; so I will put a stop to the outcries which the children of Israel make to me against you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It shall happen, 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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And the staff of the man whom I choose will blossom; so I will rid myself of the complaints of the Israelites, which they murmur against you.”

Referenced Verses

  • Num 16:5 : 5 And he spoke to Korah and to all his company, saying, Tomorrow the LORD will show who are His, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near to Him: even him whom He has chosen will He cause to come near to Him.
  • Num 16:11 : 11 For this cause, both you and all your company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that you complain against him?
  • Num 17:8 : 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.
  • Num 17:10 : 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.
  • Isa 5:24 : 24 Therefore as the fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 11:1 : 1 And there shall come forth a rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow from his roots:
  • Isa 13:11 : 11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
  • Isa 27:6 : 6 Those who come from Jacob shall take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
  • Isa 35:1-2 : 1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the majesty of our God.
  • Ezek 16:41 : 41 And they shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments upon you in the sight of many women; and I will cause you to cease from playing the harlot, and you also shall give no remuneration any more.
  • Ezek 23:27 : 27 Thus will I make your lewdness cease from you, and your harlotry brought from the land of Egypt: so that you shall not lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.
  • Hos 14:5 : 5 I will be as the dew to Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and strike his roots as Lebanon.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 17:6-11
    6 verses
    81%

    6And 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.

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

    8And 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.

    9And 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.

    10And 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.

    11And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so he did.

  • Num 17:1-4
    4 verses
    78%

    1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2Speak 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.

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

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

  • Exod 17:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5And 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.

    6Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

  • Num 14:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

    27How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmurs against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

  • Num 20:7-9
    3 verses
    73%

    7And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    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."

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

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

  • 9And Moses said to Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.

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

  • Num 27:15-17
    3 verses
    70%

    15And Moses spoke to the LORD, saying,

    16Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

    17Who may go out before them and who may come in before them, who may lead them out and who may bring them in; so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.

  • 9And Moses spoke to Aaron, Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD, for he has heard your complaints.

  • 7And put fire in them, and put incense in them before the LORD tomorrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD chooses, he shall be holy: you take too much upon you, sons of Levi.

  • 41But on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of the LORD.

  • Num 14:11-12
    2 verses
    68%

    11And the LORD said to Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be before they believe me, for all the signs which I have shown among them?

    12I will strike them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.

  • 44And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 7:8-9
    2 verses
    68%

    8And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

    9When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Show a miracle for you, then you shall say to Aaron, Take your rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

  • 5And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • 17And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • 2And the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

  • 22There I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, of everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.

  • 11For this cause, both you and all your company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that you complain against him?

  • 37And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

  • 20And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

  • 16And the LORD said to Moses, Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them to the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with you.

  • 11And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • 4And 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.

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

  • 1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • 16But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

  • 23And the LORD said to Moses, Is the LORD's hand shortened? You shall see now whether My word shall come to pass to you or not.

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

  • 35I the LORD have said, I will surely do it to all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.

  • 33And Moses said to Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna in it, and place it before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.

  • 10And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • 6And you shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.