| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses: | 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 2"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. | 2"Speak to the sons of Israel, and get from them a rod for each father's household: twelve rods, from all their leaders according to their fathers' households. You shall write each name on his rod, |
| 3You must write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi; for one staff is for the head of every tribe. | 3and write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there is one rod for the head of each of their fathers' households. |
| 4You must place them in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant where I meet with you. | 4"You shall then deposit them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony, where I meet with you. |
| 5And the staff of the man whom I choose will blossom; so I will rid myself of the complaints of the Israelites, which they murmur against you." | 5"It will come about that the rod of the man whom I choose will sprout. Thus I will lessen from upon Myself the grumblings of the sons of Israel, who are grumbling against you." |
| 6So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each leader, according to their tribes--twelve staffs; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs. | 6Moses therefore spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers' households, twelve rods, with the rod of Aaron among their rods. |
| 7Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the testimony. | 7So Moses deposited the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony. |
| 8On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony--and the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted, and brought forth buds, and produced blossoms, and yielded almonds! | 8Now on the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. |
| 9So Moses brought out all the staffs from before the LORD to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each man took his staff. | 9Moses then brought out all the rods from the presence of the LORD to all the sons of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod. |
| 10The LORD said to Moses, "Bring Aaron's staff back before the testimony to be preserved for a sign to the rebels, so that you may bring their murmurings to an end before me, that they will not die." | 10But the LORD said to Moses, "Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony to be kept as a sign against the rebels, that you may put an end to their grumblings against Me, so that they will not die." |
| 11So Moses did as the LORD commanded him--this is what he did. | 11Thus Moses did; just as the LORD had commanded him, so he did. |
| 12The Israelites said to Moses, "We are bound to die! We perish, we all perish! | 12Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, "Behold, we perish, we are dying, we are all dying! |
| 13Anyone who even comes close to the tabernacle of the LORD will die! Are we all to die?" | 13"Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the LORD, must die. Are we to perish completely?" |
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