Numbers 17
- 1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
- 2Speak to 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 every man's name on his rod.
- 3And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi. For one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
- 4And you shall lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation in front of the ark of the covenant, where I will meet with you.
- 5And the rod of the man I choose shall blossom: and I will put a stop to the complaints of the children of Israel, by which they complain against you.
- 6And Moses spoke to 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.
- 7And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.
- 8The next day Moses went into the tabernacle of witness. The rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put out buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
- 9And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
- 10And the Lord said to Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again in front of the ark of the covenant, to be kept for a token against the rebels. You shall quite take away their complaints from me, that they do not die.
- 11And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he.
- 12And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, We die, we perish, we all perish.
- 13Whoever comes anything near to the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Numbers 17 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVSpeak 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.
GIGAKJVSpeak to 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 every man's name on his rod.
KJVAnd thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi. For one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
KJVAnd thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation in front of the ark of the covenant, where I will meet with you.
KJVAnd it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
GIGAKJVAnd the rod of the man I choose shall blossom: and I will put a stop to the complaints of the children of Israel, by which they complain against you.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Moses spoke to 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.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVThe next day Moses went into the tabernacle of witness. The rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put out buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again in front of the ark of the covenant, to be kept for a token against the rebels. You shall quite take away their complaints from me, that they do not die.
KJVAnd the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
GIGAKJVAnd the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, We die, we perish, we all perish.
KJVWhosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
GIGAKJVWhoever comes anything near to the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
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