Numbers 17:12
And the sons of Israel speak unto Moses, saying, 'Lo, we have expired; we have perished; we have all of us perished;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
In Context
11and Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him; so he hath done.
Cross References
Numbers 26:11and the sons of Korah died not.
Proverbs 19:3The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.
Isaiah 57:16For, not to the age do I strive, nor for ever am I wroth, For the spirit from before Me is feeble, And the souls I have made.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 17:9-13
8 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. 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod. 10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their… Read the whole commentary →