Numbers:17

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* And the LORD spake unto Moses , saying , * Speak unto the children of Israel Yisra #el #, and take of every one of them a rod matteh # according to the house of their fathers , of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve sh @nayim # rods : write thou every mans name upon his rod . * And thou shalt write Aarons name upon the rod of Levi : for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers . * And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony , where I will meet with you . * And it shall come to pass , that the mans rod , whom I shall choose , shall blossom : and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel Yisra #el #, whereby they murmur against you . * And Moses spake unto the children of Israel Yisra #el #, and every one of their princes gave him a rod matteh # apiece , for each prince nasiy # one #H259 , according to their fathers houses , even twelve #H8147rods : and the rod of Aaron was among their rods . * And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness . * 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 . * And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel Yisra #el #: and they looked , and took every man his rod . * And the LORD said unto Moses , Bring # Aarons rod again before the testimony , to be kept for a token against the rebels m @riy #; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me , that they die not . * And Moses did so : as the LORD commanded him , so did he . * And the children of Israel spake unto Moses , saying , Behold , we die , we perish , we all perish . * Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die : shall we be consumed with dying ?

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