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Then I will finally put an end to the people’s murmuring and complaining against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout. Thus I will make to cease from me the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And it shall be <i>that</i> the rod of the man whom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, which they make against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it will come about that the staff of the man whom I choose will sprout. So I will relieve Myself of the grumblings of the sons of Israel, who are grumbling against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It will come about that the rod of the man whom I choose will sprout. Thus I will lessen from upon Myself the grumblings of the sons of Israel, who are grumbling against you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And it will come about that the rod of the man whom I choose will sprout. Thus I shall lessen from upon Myself the grumblings of the sons of Israel, who are grumbling against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it will come about that the rod of the man whom I choose will sprout. Thus I will rid Myself of the grumblings of the sons of Israel, who are grumbling against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It shall be that the rod of the man whom I choose will bud, and I will no longer hear the constant grumblings of the Israelites, who are grumbling against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The staff of the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the Israelites&#8217 complaints that they have been making about you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will then choose a man to be my priest, and his stick will sprout. After that happens, I won't have to listen to any more complaints about you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, that the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The staff from the man I choose will begin to grow. In this way I will silence the frequent complaints the Israelites make against you and Aaron."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the stick of the man I have chosen will sprout. In this way I will put a stop to the constant complaining of these Israelites against you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The rod that belongs to the man whom I'll choose will burst into bloom. That's how I'll put a stop to the complaints of the Israelis, who are complaining against you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And the staff of the man whom I choose will blossom; so I will rid myself of the complaints of the Israelites, which they murmur against you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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, by which they murmur against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has come to pass, the man’s rod on whom I fix flourishes, and I have caused the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against you, to cease from off Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And it hath come to pass, the man's rod on whom I fix doth flourish, and I have caused to cease from off me the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against you.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was the man whom I shall desire him, his rod shall be fruitful: and I caused to cease from me the murmurings of the sons of Israel which they are murmuring against you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout. Thus I will rid myself of the Israelites’ grumbling against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout; thus I will put a stop to the complaints of the Israelites that they continually make against you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, that the rod of the man with whom I am pleased shall bud; thus I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it shall be that the rod of the man with whom I am pleased shall bud and I shall remove from me the complaining of the children of Israel, who are complaining against you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, that the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall bud; and I will make to cease from Me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be, the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall blossom; and I will remove from me the murmuring of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/17-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5536" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/17.htm">Aaron's Staff Buds</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: maṭ·ṭê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">The staff</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">belonging to the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: ’eḇ·ḥar- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">I choose</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6524.htm" title="6524: yip̄·rāḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. Bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly; figuratively, to flourish.">will sprout,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7918.htm" title="7918: wa·hă·šik·kō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To decrease, abate. A primitive root; to weave a trap; figuratively, to allay.">and I will rid</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ā·lay (Prep-m:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Myself</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8519.htm" title="8519: tə·lun·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Exalted, lofty. Or tlunnah; from luwn in the sense of obstinacy; a grumbling.">of the constant grumbling</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3885.htm" title="3885: mal·lî·nim (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- Or liyn; a primitive root; to stop; by implication, to stay permanently; hence to be obstinate."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against you.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>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. And Aaron’s staff was among them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-4.htm">Hebrews 5:4</a></span><br />No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-1.htm">Exodus 28:1</a></span><br />“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">1 Samuel 2:28</a></span><br />And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-14.htm">Hebrews 7:14</a></span><br />For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-26.htm">Psalm 105:26</a></span><br />He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-13.htm">1 Chronicles 23:13</a></span><br />The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-5.htm">Deuteronomy 18:5</a></span><br />For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-18.htm">2 Chronicles 26:18</a></span><br />They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-4.htm">Malachi 2:4-7</a></span><br />Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name. / True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-35.htm">Acts 7:35</a></span><br />This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-14.htm">Exodus 4:14-16</a></span><br />Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. / You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do. / He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-2.htm">Leviticus 8:2</a></span><br />“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">1 Kings 13:33-34</a></span><br />Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places. / And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-16.htm">John 15:16</a></span><br />You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">Whom I.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-5.htm">Numbers 16:5</a></b></br> And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who <i>are</i> his, and <i>who is</i> holy; and will cause <i>him</i> to come near unto him: even <i>him</i> whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.</p><p class="hdg">blossom </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/5-24.htm">Numbers 5:24</a></b></br> And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, <i>and become</i> bitter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Numbers 11:1</a></b></br> And <i>when</i> the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard <i>it</i>; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed <i>them that were</i> in the uttermost parts of the camp.</p><p class="hdg">they murmur</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-11.htm">Numbers 16:11</a></b></br> For which cause <i>both</i> thou and all thy company <i>are</i> gathered together against the LORD: and what <i>is</i> Aaron, that ye murmur against him?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/exodus/37-21.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/exodus/37-22.htm">Buds</a> <a href="/numbers/16-49.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/numbers/11-25.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/numbers/17-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/16-7.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/numbers/17-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Lessen</a> <a href="/numbers/3-3.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/numbers/14-27.htm">Murmuring</a> <a href="/numbers/14-27.htm">Murmurings</a> <a href="/numbers/14-27.htm">Outcries</a> <a href="/numbers/17-3.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/genesis/1-11.htm">Sprout</a> <a href="/numbers/17-3.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/numbers/16-50.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Whereby</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/25-14.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-26.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/job/14-9.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">Buds</a> <a href="/numbers/27-8.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-11.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/numbers/17-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-13.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/numbers/17-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Lessen</a> <a href="/numbers/29-1.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/matthew/20-11.htm">Murmuring</a> <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Murmurings</a> <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Outcries</a> <a href="/numbers/17-6.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/job/5-6.htm">Sprout</a> <a href="/numbers/17-9.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/numbers/35-17.htm">Whereby</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/17-1.htm">Aaron's rod, among all the rods of the tribes, only flourishes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">It is left for a monument against the rebels</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of <a href="/numbers/17.htm">Numbers 17</a>, the Israelites had been grumbling against Moses and Aaron, questioning their leadership. The staff, a symbol of authority and leadership, was to be used by God to demonstrate His divine choice. This event is reminiscent of other instances where God used signs to affirm His chosen ones, such as the budding of Aaron's rod in <a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Exodus 7:10-12</a>. The sprouting of the staff signifies life and divine approval, prefiguring the resurrection and life-giving power of Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the "chosen one" (<a href="/luke/9-35.htm">Luke 9:35</a>).<p><b>and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling</b><br>The grumbling of the Israelites was a recurring issue throughout their wilderness journey. This phrase indicates God's desire to put an end to the rebellion and dissatisfaction among the people. The grumbling is not just against Moses and Aaron but ultimately against God Himself, as seen in <a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8</a>. This reflects a deeper spiritual issue of unbelief and discontentment. The resolution through a divine sign underscores God's patience and His commitment to establishing order and obedience among His people.<p><b>of the Israelites against you.”</b><br>The Israelites' complaints were directed at Moses and Aaron, who were God's appointed leaders. This phrase highlights the personal nature of the rebellion, as it was not just a general dissatisfaction but specifically targeted at those chosen by God. The historical context shows that leadership challenges were common, as seen in the rebellion of Korah in <a href="/numbers/16.htm">Numbers 16</a>. This incident serves as a reminder of the importance of respecting God-ordained authority. It also foreshadows the rejection of Christ by His own people, as noted in <a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a>, where Jesus, the ultimate chosen leader, faced opposition from those He came to save.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. He acts as the mediator between God and the Israelites in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. His staff is the one that God causes to sprout, signifying God's choice of him and his descendants for the priesthood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are wandering in the wilderness. They have been grumbling against Moses and Aaron, questioning their leadership and God's choices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The dwelling place of God among His people, where the staffs of the leaders of the twelve tribes are placed before the LORD as a test of His chosen leader.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_staff.htm">The Staff</a></b><br>A symbol of authority and leadership. In this event, God uses the miraculous sprouting of Aaron's staff to confirm His choice of Aaron and to silence the grumbling of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_selection_and_authority.htm">Divine Selection and Authority</a></b><br>God chooses leaders according to His will, and His choices are often confirmed through signs and wonders. We should respect and support those whom God has placed in authority over us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_grumbling.htm">The Danger of Grumbling</a></b><br>Grumbling against God's appointed leaders is ultimately grumbling against God Himself. We should cultivate a spirit of gratitude and trust in God's plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a></b><br>God is patient with His people, providing clear signs to guide them. However, He also acts decisively to maintain order and authority within His community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_staff.htm">Symbolism of the Staff</a></b><br>The staff represents God's power and authority. In our lives, we should seek to recognize and submit to God's authority, trusting in His provision and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_provision.htm">Faith in God's Provision</a></b><br>Just as God provided a clear sign through Aaron's staff, He provides for us in our times of doubt. We should seek His guidance and trust in His provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_one_sign_for_authority_disputes.htm">Why rely on a single supernatural sign to settle authority disputes if similar wonders had already been performed in prior narratives? (Numbers 17:5) </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_you_find_peace_and_remain_still.htm">What did the Ark of the Covenant contain?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_aaron's_staff_bloom_overnight.htm">How could Aaron’s staff scientifically bud and blossom overnight when it was already a dead piece of wood? (Numbers 17:8) </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_aaron's_rod.htm">What is Aaron's Rod?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">The man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">shall sprout forth </span>or <span class= "ital">put forth</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>leaves or blossoms. Achilles, when enraged against Agamemnon, is made to swear a solemn oath by his sceptre which, having once left its stock on the mountains, shall never again grow. King Latinus is represented by Virgil as confirming his covenant with 'neas by a similar oath.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Whom I shall choose.</span> For the special duty and service of the priesthood (cf. chapter Numbers 16:5). <span class="cmt_word">I will make to cease.</span> <span class="hebrew">הַשִׁכֹּתִי מֵעָֹלַי</span>. I will cause to sink so that they shall not rise again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/17-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The staff</span><br /><span class="heb">מַטֵּ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(maṭ·ṭê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">belonging to the man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִ֛ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I choose</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶבְחַר־</span> <span class="translit">(’eḇ·ḥar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, select</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will sprout,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְרָ֑ח</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·rāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6524.htm">Strong's 6524: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I will rid</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·šik·kō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7918.htm">Strong's 7918: </a> </span><span class="str2">To weave, a trap, to allay</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Myself</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽעָלַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the constant grumbling</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּלֻנּוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(tə·lun·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8519.htm">Strong's 8519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exalted, lofty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against you.”</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/17-5.htm">Numbers 17:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/17-5.htm">Numbers 17:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/17-5.htm">Numbers 17:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/17-5.htm">Numbers 17:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/17-5.htm">Numbers 17:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/17-5.htm">Numbers 17:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/17-5.htm">Numbers 17:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/17-5.htm">Numbers 17:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/17-5.htm">Numbers 17:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/17-5.htm">Numbers 17:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/17-5.htm">OT Law: Numbers 17:5 It shall happen that the rod (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/17-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 17:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 17:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/17-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 17:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 17:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>