Numbers 17
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1The LORD said to Moses,1The LORD spoke 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 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.
3On the staff of Levi write Aaron's name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.3You must write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi; for one staff is for the head of every tribe.
4Place them in the tent of meeting in front of the ark of the covenant law, where I meet with you.4You must place them in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant 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."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."
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 leader, according to their tribes--twelve staffs; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.
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.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!
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.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.
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, "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."
11Moses did just as the LORD commanded him.11So Moses did as the LORD commanded him--this is what he did.
12The Israelites said to Moses, "We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!12The Israelites said to Moses, "We are bound to die! We perish, we all perish!
13Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to die?"13Anyone who even comes close to the tabernacle of the LORD will die! Are we all to die?"
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