Numbers 17:6
“And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one , according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Moses spake unto the children of Israel,.... What the Lord had bid him say unto them concerning the rods, which they…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The whole number of rods was twelve exclusive of Aaron’s, as the Vulgate expressly states.
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
the staff of Aaron was in the midst of their staves] We are perhaps to think of the thirteen staves as stuck into the…