The Meaning of Numbers 17:4 Explained

Numbers 17:4

KJV: And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

YLT: and thou hast placed them in the tent of meeting, before the testimony, where I meet with you.

Darby: And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

ASV: And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt lay them up  in the tabernacle  of the congregation  before  the testimony,  where I will meet  with you. 

What does Numbers 17:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 17:1-13 - The Budding Of Aaron's Rod
The controversy about the priesthood needed authoritative settlement, and to remove all grounds of dissension a notable sign was wrought on Aaron's rod. "The man whom I shall choose, his rod shall bud." This is an eternal principle. There is an indissoluble connection between God's choice and our fruitfulness. "I have chosen you and ordained you," said our Lord, "that ye should go and bring forth fruit."
In the Epistle to the Hebrews we learn that Aaron's budding rod symbolized our Lord's unwithering priesthood. See Hebrews 7:24. He seemed as a root out of the dry ground; but in the grave the rod of Jesse began to bud and blossom and bear fruit. We may seem to be mere bare rods, but if we become united to Christ by a living faith we shall partake of His strength and beauty. "A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven." "From me is thy fruit found," Hosea 14:8. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 17

1  Aaron's rod, among all the rods of the tribes, only flourishes
10  It is left for a monument against the rebels

What do the individual words in Numbers 17:4 mean?

And you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before the Testimony where I meet with you there
וְהִנַּחְתָּ֖ם בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד לִפְנֵי֙ הָֽעֵד֔וּת אֲשֶׁ֛ר אִוָּעֵ֥ד לָכֶ֖ם שָֽׁמָּה

וְהִנַּחְתָּ֖ם  And  you  shall  place  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: מֻנָּח  
Sense: to rest.
בְּאֹ֣הֶל  in  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
מוֹעֵ֑ד  of  meeting 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹועֵד  
Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.
לִפְנֵי֙  before 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הָֽעֵד֔וּת  the  Testimony 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵדוּת  
Sense: testimony.
אֲשֶׁ֛ר  where 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
אִוָּעֵ֥ד  I  meet 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: יָעַד  
Sense: to fix, appoint, assemble, meet, set, betroth.
לָכֶ֖ם  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural

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