| Num. 17:1 |
Then Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, |
| Num. 17:2 |
Speak to the children of Israel, and take from them rods, one for each father's house, twelve rods from all their leaders according to their fathers' houses; you shall write everyone's name upon his rod. |
| Num. 17:3 |
And you shall write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi, for there shall be one rod for the head [of each] of their fathers' houses. |
| Num. 17:4 |
And you shall place them in the Tent of Meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you. |
| Num. 17:5 |
And the rod of the man whom I choose shall bud, and I will put a stop to the murmurings of the children of Israel against Me, which they murmur against you. |
| Num. 17:6 |
So Moses spoke to the children of Israel. And every one of their leaders gave him a rod, one rod for each leader according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods, with the rod of Aaron among their rods. |
| Num. 17:7 |
And Moses placed the rods before Jehovah in the Tent of the Testimony. |
| Num. 17:8 |
And on the next day Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony, and there was the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi: it had budded; it even put forth buds and produced blossoms and bore ripe almonds. |
| Num. 17:9 |
And Moses brought out all the rods from before Jehovah to all the children of Israel, and they looked; and each one took his rod. |
| Num. 17:10 |
Then Jehovah said to Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the Testimony to be kept as a sign against the rebels, so that you may put an end to their murmurings against Me, and they not die. |
| Num. 17:11 |
And Moses did [so;] just as Jehovah commanded him, so he did. |
| Num. 17:12 |
And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Alas, we die out; we perish; all of us perish. |
| Num. 17:13 |
Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of Jehovah, dies. Are we to completely die out? |