Num 17
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And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
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Speak to the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers` house,
of all their princes according to their fathers` houses, twelve rods: write you every
man`s name upon his rod.
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And you shall write Aaron`s name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod
for each head of their fathers` houses.
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And you shall lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet
with you.
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And it shall come to pass, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud:
and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they
murmur against you.
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And Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for
each prince one, according to their fathers` houses, even twelve rods: and the rod
of Aaron was among their rods.
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And Moses laid up the rods before YHWH in the tent of the testimony.
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And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony;
and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds,
and produced blossoms, and bare ripe almonds.
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And Moses brought out all the rods from before YHWH to all the children of Israel:
and they looked, and took every man his rod.
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And YHWH said to Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept
for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their murmurings
against me, that they die not.
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Thus did Moses: as YHWH commanded him, so did he.
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And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone,
we are all undone.
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Every one that comes near, that comes near to the tabernacle of YHWH, dies: shall
we perish all of us?