Numbers 17
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1The LORD said to Moses,1And the LORD said to Moses,
2"Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff.2“Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
3On the staff of Levi write Aaron's name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.3and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
4Place them in the tent of meeting in front of the ark of the covenant law, where I meet with you.4Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.
5The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites."5The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
6So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron's staff was among them.6So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.
7Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the covenant law.7Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
8The next day Moses entered the tent and saw that Aaron's staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.8The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.
9Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD's presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each of the leaders took his own staff.9Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.
10The LORD said to Moses, "Put back Aaron's staff in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die."10The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
11Moses did just as the LORD commanded him.11So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him.
12The Israelites said to Moses, "We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!12Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
13Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to die?"13Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”
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