Numbers 17:1 ←
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Numbers 17:2 ←
“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.
Numbers 17:3 ←
You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.
Numbers 17:4 ←
You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.
Numbers 17:5 ←
It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”
Numbers 17:6 ←
Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.
Numbers 17:7 ←
Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.
Numbers 17:8 ←
On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
Numbers 17:9 ←
Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.
Numbers 17:10 ←
Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”
Numbers 17:11 ←
Moses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did.
Numbers 17:12 ←
The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!
Numbers 17:13 ←
Everyone who keeps approaching Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”
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