Numbers 17:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Numbers 17:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 17:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 17:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.”

Numbers 17:2 — World English Bible

Numbers 17:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Numbers 17:2 — American Standard Version

Numbers 17:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and take from them each a rod, for a father's house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers, twelve rods; the name of each thou dost write on his rod,”

Numbers 17:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 17:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them a staff, a staff for each father's house, of all their princes according to the houses of their fathers, twelve staves: thou shalt write each one's name upon his staff.”

Numbers 17:2 — Darby Translation

Numbers 17:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Speake vnto the children of Israel, and take of euery one of them a rod, after the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the familie of their fathers, euen twelue rods: and thou shalt write euery mans name vpon his rod.”

Numbers 17:2 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 17:2 in Context — Numbers 17

1 E falou o SENHOR a Moisés, dizendo:

2 Fala aos filhos de Israel, e toma deles uma vara por cada casa dos pais, de todos os príncipes deles, doze varas conforme as casas de seus pais; e escreverás o nome de cada um sobre sua vara.

3 E escreverás o nome de Arão sobre a vara de Levi; porque cada cabeça de família de seus pais terá uma vara.

4 E as porás no tabernáculo do testemunho diante do testemunho, onde eu me declararei a vós.

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What Does Numbers 17:2 Mean?

Numbers 17:2 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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