But when he became strong, he grew arrogant, and it led to his own destruction. He acted unfaithfully against the Lord his God by going into the Lord’s sanctuary to burn incense on the incense altar.
Numbers 17:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The staff of the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of the Israelites’ complaints that they have been making about you.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the rod of the man whom I choose shall bud, and I will make to cease from Me the murmurings of the Israelites, which they murmur against you. American Standard Version (1901) And it shall come to pass, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you. Common English Bible The staff of the person I choose will sprout. Then I will rid myself of the Israelites’ complaints that they make against you. Catholic Public Domain Version Whomever of these I will choose, his rod will germinate, and so shall I restrain the complaints of the sons of Israel before me, by which they murmur against you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whomsoever of these I shall choose, his rod shall blossom. And I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, wherewith they murmur against you. |
But when he became strong, he grew arrogant, and it led to his own destruction. He acted unfaithfully against the Lord his God by going into the Lord’s sanctuary to burn incense on the incense altar.
These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
and in the morning you will see the Lord’s glory because he has heard your complaints about him. For who are we that you complain about us? ’
Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
I will punish the world for its evil, and wicked people for their iniquities. I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant and humiliate the insolence of tyrants.
In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bloom and fill the whole world with fruit.
Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes straw and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will become like something rotten and their blossoms will blow away like dust, for they have rejected the instruction of the Lord of Armies, and they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
They will burn your houses and execute judgements against you in the sight of many women. I will stop you from being a prostitute, and you will never again pay fees for lovers.
So I will put an end to your depravity and sexual immorality, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not look longingly at them or remember Egypt any more.
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to stop at a campsite, the Levites are to set it up. Any unauthorised person who comes near it is to be put to death.
Now the people began complaining openly before the Lord about hardship. When the Lord heard, his anger burned, and fire from the Lord blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the Lord! As for Aaron, who is he that you should complain about him? ’
Then he said to Korah and all his followers, ‘Tomorrow morning the Lord will reveal who belongs to him, who is set apart, and the one he will let come near him. He will let the one he chooses come near him.
The Lord told Moses, ‘Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the testimony to be kept as a sign for the rebels, so that you may put an end to their complaints before me, or else they will die.’
So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. Aaron’s staff was among them.
The next day Moses entered the tent of the testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, formed buds, blossomed, and produced almonds!
And don’t grumble as some of them did, , and were killed by the destroyer. ,
you should tell them, “The water of the Jordan was cut off in front of the ark of the Lord’s covenant. When it crossed the Jordan, the Jordan’s water was cut off.” Therefore these stones will always be a memorial for the Israelites.’