Numbers
17:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
17:2 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.
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 up 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, whereby they murmur against you.
17:6 And Moses spake unto 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 up 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 was
budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded
almonds.
17:9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the
children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
17:10 And the LORD said unto 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 spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we
perish, we all perish.
17:13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall
die: shall we be consumed with dying?
