{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/numbers/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T13:04:12.761Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Numbers","bookSlug":"numbers","chapter":17,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":16,"nextChapter":18,"totalChapters":36,"totalVerses":13},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families: "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to thee. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And Moses spoke to the children of Israel: and all the princes gave him rods one for every tribe: and there were twelve rods besides the rod of Aaron. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And when Moses had laid them up before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony: "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"He returned on the following day, and found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, was budded: and that the buds swelling it had bloomed blossoms, which spreading the leaves, were formed into almonds. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Moses therefore brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they saw, and every one received their rods. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And the Lord said to Moses: Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be kept there for a token of the rebellious children of Israel, and that their complaints may cease from me lest they die. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Moses did as the Lord had commanded. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And the children of Israel said to Moses: Behold we are consumed, we all perish. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, he dieth. Are we all to a man to be utterly destroyed? "}],"citation":{"inline":"Numbers 17 (DRB)","markdown":"[Numbers 17](https://primebible.com/drb/numbers/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/numbers/17 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}