Numbers 17
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1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
2Speak 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.2“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.
3And 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.3Inscribe Aaron’s name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe.
4And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.4Place these staffs in the Tabernacle in front of the Ark containing the tablets of the Covenant, where I meet with you.
5And 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.5Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man I choose. Then I will finally put an end to the people’s murmuring and complaining against you.”
6And 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.6So Moses gave the instructions to the people of Israel, and each of the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron, brought Moses a staff.
7And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.7Moses placed the staffs in the LORD’s presence in the Tabernacle of the Covenant.
8And 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.8When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron’s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds!
9And 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.9When Moses brought all the staffs out from the LORD’s presence, he showed them to the people. Each man claimed his own staff.
10And 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.10And the LORD said to Moses: “Place Aaron’s staff permanently before the Ark of the Covenant to serve as a warning to rebels. This should put an end to their complaints against me and prevent any further deaths.”
11And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.11So Moses did as the LORD commanded him.
12And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.12Then the people of Israel said to Moses, “Look, we are doomed! We are dead! We are ruined!
13Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?13Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the LORD dies. Are we all doomed to die?”
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