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Numbers 17

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Verse BSB Berean Standard Bible KJV King James Version
And the LORD said to Moses,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
“ Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs , one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
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.
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi , because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe .
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 .
Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.
And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout , and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you. ”
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.
So Moses spoke to the Israelites , and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes , twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them .
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 .
Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony .
And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness .
The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff , representing the house of Levi , had sprouted , put forth buds, blossomed , and produced almonds.
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, and bloomed blossoms , and yielded almonds.
Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them , and each man took his own staff .
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 .
The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die. ”
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 .
So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him.
And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him , so did he .
Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look , we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying , Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die . Are we all going to perish ? ”
Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die : shall we be consumed with dying ?

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