Numbers 17:1

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Numbers 17:1 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 17:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses
After the plague ceased, for the further confirmation of the priesthood in Aaron's family, another method is directed to by the Lord:

saying:
as follows.

Numbers 17:1 In-Context

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods of them, according to the houses of their families, a rod from all their princes, according to the houses of their families, twelve rods, and write the name of each on his rod.

3 And write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi; for it is one rod : they shall give according to the tribe of the house of their families.

4 And thou shalt put them in the tabernacle of witness, before the testimony, where I will be made known to thee.

5 And it shall be, the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall blossom; and I will remove from me the murmuring of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.