17:1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
17:2 Speak 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 thou every man's name upon his rod.
17:3 And 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.
17:4 And thou shalt lay them in the tabernacle of the
congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
17:5 And 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, by which they murmur
against you.
17:6 And 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.
17:7 And Moses laid the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle
of witness.
17:8 And 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 had budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed
blossoms, and yielded almonds.
17:9 And 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.
17:10 And the LORD said to 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.
17:11 And Moses did [so]: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
17:12 And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold,
we die, we perish, we all perish.
17:13 Whoever approacheth the tabernacle of the LORD shall die:
shall we be consumed with dying?
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