Numbers 17:2
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Speak unto the children of Israel,.... The principal men among them of the several tribes:
and take of everyone of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 17:1-7
Here we have, I. Orders given for the bringing in of a rod for every tribe (which was peculiarly significant, for the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
rods staves. They were the official staves of the princes, symbols of their tribal authority, not fresh rods cut from…
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