1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak 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.
3 And 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 [according
to the tribe of the house of their families].
4 And thou
shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation [of witness] before the testimony, where I will meet with you [be made known to thee].
5 And 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.
6 And 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.
7 And Moses
laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
8 And 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 [put forth a bud], and
bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
9 And 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.
10 And 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.
11 And Moses
did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
12 And the
children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all
perish.
13 Whosoever
cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be
consumed with dying?
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