King James Version
Numbers 17:9 in the King James Version says “And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every...” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.”
Numbers 17:9 · KJV
And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels ; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. rebels: Heb. children of rebellion
And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“brought out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all the rods”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“from before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“unto all the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“and they looked”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“every man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“all the rods”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
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