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Numbers 17:9–10

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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.
¶ 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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  1. Ephesians 5:6Rank 1 from verse 10
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    6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

  2. Hebrews 9:4Rank 2 from verse 10
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    4Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

  3. Isaiah 1:2Rank 3 from verse 10
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    2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

  4. 1 Samuel 2:12Rank 4 from verse 10
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    12¶ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.

  5. 1 Samuel 30:22Rank 5 from verse 10
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    22Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

  6. Deuteronomy 31:19–26Rank 6 from verse 10
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    19Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

    20For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.

    21And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.

    22¶ Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.

    23And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

    24¶ And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

    25That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,

    26Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

  7. Deuteronomy 9:24Rank 7 from verse 10
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    24Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you.

  8. Exodus 16:32Rank 8 from verse 10
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    32¶ And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.

  9. Numbers 16:38Rank 9 from verse 10
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    38The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

  10. Numbers 16:40Rank 10 from verse 10
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    40To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.

  11. Psalms 57:4Rank 11 from verse 10
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    4My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

  12. Ephesians 2:2–3Rank 12 from verse 10
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    2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

    3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

  13. Hosea 10:9Rank 13 from verse 10
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    9O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.

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Numbers 17:9

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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looked

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of look, meaning to direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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Numbers 17:10

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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testimony

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Sense 1: A witness, declaration, evidence, record, or solemn statement. Sense 2: The written law given as a covenant witness.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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token

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A sign intended to represent or indicate another thing or event; a mark, memorial, or identifying evidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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rebels

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Sense 1: Persons who resist or rise against lawful authority. Sense 2: Resists or revolts.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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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.

17:7And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.

17:8And 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.

17:9And 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.

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17:10¶ 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 murmurings from me, that they die not.

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17:11And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he.

17:12And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

17:13Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

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