Numbers 17:6–13

⁶And 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. ⁷And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in ^dthe tabernacle of Witness. ⁸And 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, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. ⁹And 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. ¹⁰And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring ^eAaron’s rod again before the Testimony, ^fto be kept ^gfor a token against the rebels; ^hand thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. ¹¹And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he. ¹²And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. ¹³ⁱWhosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

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