{"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/web/numbers/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T22:56:19.722Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Numbers","bookSlug":"numbers","chapter":17,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":16,"nextChapter":18,"totalChapters":36,"totalVerses":13},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"|Speak to 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 every man's name on his rod."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"You shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"It shall happen, 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.|"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the tent of the testimony."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"It happened on the next day, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Yahweh said to Moses, |Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they not die.|"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Moses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, |Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of Yahweh, dies! Will we all perish?|"}],"citation":{"inline":"Numbers 17 (WEB)","markdown":"[Numbers 17](https://primebible.com/web/numbers/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/numbers/17 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}