Numbers 17:3
You must write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi; for one staff is for the head of every tribe.
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Referenced Verses
- Exod 6:16 : 16 Now these are the names of the sons of Levi, according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.(The length of Levi’s life was 137 years.)
- Exod 6:20 : 20 Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses.(The length of Amram’s life was 137 years.)
- Num 3:2-3 : 2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests.
- Num 18:1 : 1 Responsibilities of the Priests The LORD said to Aaron,“You and your sons and your tribe with you must bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you must bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
- Num 18:7 : 7 But you and your sons with you are responsible for your priestly duties, for everything at the altar and within the curtain. And you must serve. I give you the priesthood as a gift for service, but the unauthorized person who approaches must be put to death.”
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- Num 17:1-22 verses88%
1The Budding of Aaron’s Staff The LORD spoke to Moses:
2“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.
- Num 17:4-107 verses83%
4You must place them in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant where I meet with you.
5And 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.”
6So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each leader, according to their tribes– twelve staffs; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.
7Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.
8On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony– and the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted, and brought forth buds, and produced blossoms, and yielded almonds!
9So Moses brought out all the staffs from before the LORD to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each man took his staff.
10The Memorial The LORD said to Moses,“Bring Aaron’s staff back before the testimony to be preserved for a sign to the rebels, so that you may bring their murmurings to an end before me, that they will not die.”
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4And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family.
- Num 18:1-22 verses71%
1Responsibilities of the Priests The LORD said to Aaron,“You and your sons and your tribe with you must bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you must bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
2“Bring with you your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, so that they may join with you and minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.
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17Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:
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17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned specifically by name,
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17You will also take in your hand this staff, with which you will do the signs.”
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46All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their families and by their clans,
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15“You are to take one ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram’s head,
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19“You are to take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram’s head,
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6“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.
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1The Service of the Kohathites Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:
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12Each man threw down his staff, and the staffs became snakes. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.
- Ezek 37:16-172 verses69%
16“As for you, son of man, take one branch, and write on it,‘For Judah, and for the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another branch and write on it,‘For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim and all the house of Israel associated with him.’
17Join them as one stick; they will be as one in your hand.
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1The Clothing of the Priests“And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests– Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
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32Now the head of all the Levitical leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the sanctuary.
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20The sticks you write on will be in your hand in front of them.
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9and wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and put headbands on them, and so the ministry of priesthood will belong to them by a perpetual ordinance. Thus you are to consecrate Aaron and his sons.
- Lev 17:1-22 verses68%
1The Slaughter of Animals The LORD spoke to Moses:
2“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites, and tell them:‘This is the word that the LORD has commanded:
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5The LORD said to Moses,“Go over before the people; take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand your staff with which you struck the Nile and go.
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17The Summary of Families These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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11Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
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29Aaron will bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of decision over his heart when he goes into the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.
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19but in order that they will live and not die when they approach the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint each man to his service and his responsibility.
- Num 1:48-492 verses67%
48The LORD had said to Moses,
49“Only the tribe of Levi you must not number or count with the other Israelites.
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11and Aaron is to offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the Israelites, that they may do the work of the LORD.
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15“Number the Levites by their clans and their families; every male from a month old and upward you are to number.”
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13You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them as a wave offering to the LORD.
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17Hashabiah son of Kemuel led the Levites,Zadok led the descendants of Aaron,
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1The Arrangement of the Tribes The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron:
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19As for the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the outskirts of all their cities, men were assigned to disburse portions to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed in the genealogical records.
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9So Moses took the staff from before the LORD, just as he commanded him.
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34Summary So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community numbered the Kohathites by their families and by clans,
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34Just as the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony for safekeeping.
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13The sons of Amram:Aaron and Moses.Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the LORD, to serve him, and to praise his name.
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53But the Levites must camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that the LORD’s anger will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the testimony.”
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15and anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may minister as my priests; their anointing will make them a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.”
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9You are to assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they will be assigned exclusively to him out of all the Israelites.