Numbers 17:22

12 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

Brenton English Septuagint

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

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And Mosheh laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

And Moshe laid up the rods before Hashem in the Ohel HaEdut.

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Croatian Bible

Mojsije pohrani štapove pred Jahvu u Šatoru svjedočanstva.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et Moïse posa les verges devant l’ Éternel, dans la tente du témoignage.

German Textbibel

Sodann legte Mose die Stäbe vor Jahwe im Gesetzeszelte nieder.

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ ἀπέθηκε Μωυσῆς τὰς ράβδους ἔναντι Κυρίου ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ τοῦ μαρτυρίου.

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ ἀπέθηκε Μωυσῆς τὰς ῥάβδους ἔναντι Κυρίου ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ τοῦ μαρτυρίου.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וַיַּנַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־הַמַּטֹּ֖ת לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּאֹ֖הֶל הָעֵדֻֽת׃

Mashi Bible

Mûsa adêkereza orhôla rhurhi embere za Nyamubâho, omw’lhêma ly’obubamîrizi.

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Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיַּנַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־הַמַּטֹּ֖ת לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּאֹ֖הֶל הָעֵדֻֽת׃

Attribution

When was this written?

Traditions differ. Each position is shown rather than one asserted as settled.

Traditional: 1450 BC–1400 BC Moses
Jewish and Christian tradition ascribes the Torah to Moses, written during the wilderness period.
Critical: 950 BC–450 BC Multiple sources, compiled
Historical-critical scholarship sees the Torah as woven from several sources over centuries, reaching final form in the Persian period.

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Elsewhere in the world

Events overlapping when this passage is dated (1450 BC–450 BC).

1900 BC–1450 BC Minoan palace culture Greece
Crete supported a literate palace society trading across the Aegean long before mainland Greece.
1600 BC–1178 BC Hittite empire Anatolia
An Anatolian power rivalling Egypt, ended in the Bronze Age collapse.
1600 BC–1046 BC Shang dynasty oracle bones China
The earliest substantial Chinese writing, inscribed on bone and shell for divination.
1550 BC–1069 BC Egyptian New Kingdom Egypt
Egypt at its imperial height, ruling from Nubia to the Levant under Thutmose III, Akhenaten and Rameses II.
1200 BC–400 BC Olmec civilisation Mesoamerica
The earliest major Mesoamerican civilisation, known for colossal stone heads and an early calendar.
1200 BC–600 BC Zoroaster teaches in Persia Persia
Founder of Zoroastrianism, whose dating is disputed by as much as six centuries. His teaching on a cosmic struggle between good and evil later touched Jewish and Christian thought.
1200 BC–1000 BC Iron working spreads in the Levant Levant
Iron gradually displaced bronze for tools and weapons across the eastern Mediterranean.
1200 BC–1150 BC Late Bronze Age collapse Mediterranean
Within roughly two generations most eastern Mediterranean states fell; cities were destroyed, trade networks broke and literacy contracted sharply.

Numbers 17:22

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Targum Onkelos Etheridge ☆

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

Croatian Bible ☆

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

German Textbibel ☆

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

Mashi Bible ☆

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆