1: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, |
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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.
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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. |
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4: And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation
before the testimony, where I will meet with you. |
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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. |
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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. |
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7: And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of
witness. |
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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, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. |
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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. |
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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. |
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11: And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
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12: And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die,
we perish, we all perish. |
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13: Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall
die: shall we be consumed with dying? |