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17 : 1 The LORD said to Moses,
17 : 2 Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff.
17 : 3 On the staff of Levi write Aaron`s name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.
17 : 4 Place them in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.
17 : 5 The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites."
17 : 6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron`s staff was among them.
17 : 7 Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
17 : 8 The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron`s staff, which represented the house of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.
17 : 9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD`s presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each man took his own staff.
17 : 10 The LORD said to Moses, "Put back Aaron`s staff in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die."
17 : 11 Moses did just as the LORD commanded him.
17 : 12 The Israelites said to Moses, "We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!
17 : 13 Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to die?"