7 Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law.
7 And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.
7 And Moses deposited the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony.
7 Moses laid out the staffs before God in the Tent of Testimony.
7 And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.
7 Moses placed the staffs in the Lord 's presence in the Tabernacle of the Covenant.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 17:7
Commentary on Numbers 17:1-7
(Read Numbers 17:1-7)
It is an instance of the grace of God, that, having wrought divers miracles to punish sin, he would work one more to prevent it. Twelve rods or staves were to be brought in. It is probable that they were the staves which the princes used as ensigns of their authority; old dry staves, that had no sap in them. They were to expect that the rod of the tribe, or prince, whom God chose to the priesthood, should bud and blossom. Moses did not object that the matter was sufficiently settled already; he did not undertake to determine it; but left the case before the Lord.