Numbers 17:4

And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to thee.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

In Context

3And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:

5Whomsoever 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.

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Cross References

Exodus 29:42It is a sacrifice to the Lord, by perpetual oblation unto your generations, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony before the Lord, where I will appoint to speak unto thee.

Exodus 30:36And when thou has beaten all into very small powder, thou shalt set of it before the tabernacle of the testimony, in the place where I will appear to thee. Most holy shall this incense be to you.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 17:2-8

The Blossoming of Aaron's Rod. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 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. 3 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the… Read the whole commentary →

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