Numbers 17:2 - Easy To Read Version

² “Speak to the people of Israel. Get twelve wooden walking sticks from them. Get one from the leader of each of the twelve family groups. Write the name of each man on his walking stick.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Speak to the Israelites and get from them rods or staves, one for each father's house, from all their leaders according to their father's houses, twelve rods. Write every man's name on his rod.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.

Common English Bible

² Speak to the Israelites and take from them a staff from each household, from each of the chiefs of their households, twelve staffs. Write each person’s name on his staff.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² "Speak to the sons of Israel, and receive from each of them a rod by their kinships, from all the leaders of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of each one on his rod.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods: and write the name of every man upon his rod.

Numbers 17:2 Cross References

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family, before the real king comes. [257] Then many people will obey and serve him.

2 Chronicles 31:17

The priests were given their part of the collection. This was done by families, in the way they were listed in the family histories. The Levites 20 years old and older were given their part of the collection. This was done by their responsibilities and by their groups.

Psalm 110:2

The Lord will help your kingdom grow.\par Your kingdom will start at Zion, {\cf2\super [573]} \par and \{it will grow until\} you rule\par your enemies in their own countries!\par

Psalm 125:3

Evil people will not control\par good people’s land forever.\par If that happened, then even good people\par might start doing bad things.\par

Exodus 30:26

Pour this oil on the Meeting Tent [310] and on the Box of the Agreement. [311] This will show that these things have a special purpose.

Exodus 4:17

So go. And carry your walking stick with you. Use your stick and the other miracles to show the people that I am with you.”

Exodus 4:2

But God said to Moses, “What is that you have in your hand?”

Ezekiel 19:14

A fire started in the large branch\par and spread to destroy all of its\par vines and fruit.\par So there was no strong walking stick.\par There was no king’s scepter.’ {\cf2\super [137]} \par

Ezekiel 21:10

The sword was made sharp for killing.\par It was polished to flash like lightning.\par “‘My son, you ran away from the stick I used to punish you.\par You refused to be punished with that wooden stick.\par

Ezekiel 21:13

Why? Because it is not just a test! You refused to be punished with the wooden stick, so what \{else should I use to punish you\}? \{Yes, the sword.\}’” The Lord my Master said those things.

Micah 7:14

So rule your people with your rod.\par Rule the flock of people\par that belongs to you.\par That flock lives alone in the woods,\par and up on Mount Carmel.\par That flock lives in Bashan and Gilead\par like they did in time past.\par

Numbers 17:1

The Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 17:3

On the stick from Levi, write Aaron’s name. There must be one stick for the head of each of the twelve family groups.

Numbers 7:1

Moses finished setting up the Holy Tent. [99] On that day, he dedicated it to the Lord. Moses anointed [100] the Tent and all the things in it. Moses also anointed the altar [101] and all the things used with it. This showed that these things should be used only for worshiping the Lord.