Numbers 17:1

1 God spoke to Moses:

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 God spoke to Moses:

2 "Speak to the People of Israel. Get staffs from them - twelve staffs in all, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write each man's name on his staff.

3 Start with Aaron; write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi and then proceed with the rest, a staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe.

4 Now lay them out in the Tent of Meeting in front of The Testimony where I keep appointments with you.

5 What will happen next is this: The staff of the man I choose will sprout. I'm going to put a stop to this endless grumbling by the People of Israel against you."