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 murmurings from me, that they die not.
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Gill's Exposition
And Moses did so; as the Lord commanded him, even so did he. Took Aaron's rod, and laid it up before the ark for the purpose mentioned, being a faithful servant to God in all his house.
And Moses did…
Barnes' Notes
The testimony - i. e. the two tables of the Law; compare Exo 25:16 note. No doubt the rod lay in front of the tables within the ark. In the days of Solomon 1Ki 8:9 there was nothing in the ark save…
Here is, I. The final determination of the controversy concerning the priesthood by a miracle, Num 17:8, Num 17:9. The rods or staves were brought out from the most holy place where they were laid up,…
Cambridge Bible
Put back the staff of Aaron Cf. Heb 9:4.
the sons of rebellion A common Heb. idiom to express a quality or characteristic; cf. 2Sa 3:34; 2Sa 7:10; 2Sa 12:6 (marg.); Pro 31:5 (marg.). -House of…
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