“ Speak to the people of Israel, and get from them staffs, one for each fathers’ house, from all their chiefs according to their fathers’ houses, twelve staffs. Write each man’s name on his staff,

“你晓谕以色列人，从他们手下取杖，每支派一根；从他们所有的首领，按着支派，共取十二根。你要将各人的名字写在各人的杖上，

“你要吩咐以色列人，从他们当中取杖，每父家一根；从他们所有的领袖，按着父家，共取十二根。你要把各人的名字写在他的杖上，

“你要吩咐以色列人，从他们当中取杖，每父家一根；从他们所有的领袖，按着父家，共取十二根。你要把各人的名字写在他的杖上，

“你叫以色列各支派的首领每人拿一根杖来，共十二根，你要在上面写上他们各人的名字。

“你要吩咐以色列人，要从他们手中取杖，按着父家每支派一根，从他们所有的领袖，按着他们的父家，共取十二根杖，你要把各人的名字写在各人的杖上；

「你曉諭以色列人，從他們手下取杖，每支派一根；從他們所有的首領，按着支派，共取十二根。你要將各人的名字寫在各人的杖上，

「你要吩咐以色列人，從他們當中取杖，每父家一根；從他們所有的領袖，按着父家，共取十二根。你要把各人的名字寫在他的杖上，

「你要吩咐以色列人，從他們當中取杖，每父家一根；從他們所有的領袖，按着父家，共取十二根。你要把各人的名字寫在他的杖上，

「你叫以色列各支派的首領每人拿一根杖來，共十二根，你要在上面寫上他們各人的名字。

“你要吩咐以色列人，要從他們手中取杖，按著父家每支派一根，從他們所有的領袖，按著他們的父家，共取十二根杖，你要把各人的名字寫在各人的杖上；

『你要告訴以色列人從他們各族取手杖，每一個父系的家屬一根手杖，從他們的眾首領、按着父系的家屬、共取十二根手仗。你要將各人的名字寫在各人的手杖上；

爾諭以色列人、由之取杖、按宗族之牧伯、取杖十二、宗族各一、書名其上、

告以色列族云、爾各支派牧伯、取杖十有二、書名其上、支派各一、

爾告以色列人云、各支派當給爾一杖、乃諸支派之牧伯所當給、共十二杖、當書各牧伯之名於其杖上、或作告以色列人當自各支派取一杖即取自各支派牧伯共十二杖於各杖上書各牧伯之名

“ Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff.

“ Speak to the Israelites. Get 12 walking sticks from them. Get one from the leader of each of Israel’s tribes. Write the name of each man on his walking stick.

“ Tell the people of Israel to bring you twelve wooden staffs, one from each leader of Israel’s ancestral tribes, and inscribe each leader’s name on his staff.

“ Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral tribe, twelve staffs from all the leaders of their tribes. Write each man’s name on his staff.

“ Speak to the sons of Israel, and obtain from them a staff for each father’s household: twelve staffs, from all their leaders for their fathers’ households. You shall write each man’s name on his staff,

“ Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father’s house, all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses— twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.

“ Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral house, 12 staffs from all the leaders of their ancestral houses. Write each man’s name on his staff.

Speak 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.

“ Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, one from every tribal leader, twelve staffs; you must write each man’s name on his staff.

“ Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.

And fire has gone out from the stem of its shoots, has consumed its fruit, so that there remains in it no strong stem, no scepter for ruling. This is a lamentation and has become a lamentation.

The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set out first by their companies, and over their company was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.And over the company of the tribe of the people of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.And over the company of the tribe of the people of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.And when the tabernacle was taken down, the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the tabernacle, set out.And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out by their companies, and over their company was Elizur the son of Shedeur.And over the company of the tribe of the people of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.And over the company of the tribe of the people of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things, and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.And the standard of the camp of the people of Ephraim set out by their companies, and over their company was Elishama the son of Ammihud.And over the company of the tribe of the people of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.And over the company of the tribe of the people of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.Then the standard of the camp of the people of Dan, acting as the rear guard of all the camps, set out by their companies, and over their company was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.And over the company of the tribe of the people of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran.And over the company of the tribe of the people of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, who dwell alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land; let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old.

For it will not be a testing— what could it do if you despise the rod?” declares the Lord God.

And take in your hand this staff, with which you shall do the signs.”

And these are the names of the men who shall assist you. From Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;from the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the chiefs of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.

The Lord said to him,“ What is that in your hand?” He said,“ A staff.”

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong.

The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!

sharpened for slaughter, polished to flash like lightning!( Or shall we rejoice? You have despised the rod, my son, with everything of wood.)

Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,his company as listed being 74,600.Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, the chief of the people of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar,his company as listed being 54,400.Then the tribe of Zebulun, the chief of the people of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon,his company as listed being 57,400.All those listed of the camp of Judah, by their companies, were 186,400. They shall set out first on the march.“ On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the chief of the people of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur,his company as listed being 46,500.And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the chief of the people of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,his company as listed being 59,300.Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,his company as listed being 45,650.All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second.“ Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard.“ On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the chief of the people of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud,his company as listed being 40,500.And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the chief of the people of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,his company as listed being 32,200.Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni,his company as listed being 35,400.All those listed of the camp of Ephraim, by their companies, were 108,100. They shall set out third on the march.“ On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their companies, the chief of the people of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,his company as listed being 62,700.And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, the chief of the people of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,his company as listed being 41,500.Then the tribe of Naphtali, the chief of the people of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan,his company as listed being 53,400.

“ Son of man, take a stick and write on it,‘ For Judah, and the people of Israel associated with him’; then take another stick and write on it,‘ For Joseph( the stick of Ephraim) and all the house of Israel associated with him.’And join them one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand.And when your people say to you,‘ Will you not tell us what you mean by these?’say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am about to take the stick of Joseph( that is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel associated with him. And I will join with it the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, that they may be one in my hand.When the sticks on which you write are in your hand before their eyes,

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.