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Verse 1

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Verse 2

Speak to the children of Israel, and take from each one of them a rod according to their ancestral houses, of all their leaders according to their ancestral houses twelve rods: write each man's name on his rod.

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.

Verse 3

And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of each ancestral house.

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.

Verse 4

And you shall lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

Verse 5

And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod whom I choose shall blossom: and I will put an end to the murmurings of the children of Israel 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.

Verse 6

And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod, one for each leader, according to their ancestral houses, twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

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.

Verse 7

And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.

And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.

Verse 8

And it happened that on the next day Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded, brought forth buds, bloomed blossoms, 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.

Verse 9

And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and each man took his rod.

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.

Verse 10

And the LORD said to Moses, Bring Aaron's rod back before the testimony, to be kept as a sign against the rebels; and you shall completely remove their murmurings from me, that they do not 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.

Verse 11

And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so he did.

And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.

Verse 12

And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

Verse 13

Whoever comes near the tabernacle of the LORD must die: will we all be consumed with dying?

Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

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