Numbers - Chapter 17 | King James Version (KJV)

  • 1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
  • 2. Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of {cf15I their} fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.
  • 3. And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod {cf15I shall be} for the head of the house of their fathers.
  • 4. And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
  • 5. And it shall come to pass, {cf15I 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.
  • 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, {cf15I even} twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron {cf15I was} among their rods.
  • 7. And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 11. And Moses did {cf15I so}: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
  • 12. And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
  • 13. Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
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