17:1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
17:2 Speak to 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 mans name upon his rod.
17:3 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.
17:4 And thou shalt lay them in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
17:5 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, by which they murmur against you.
17:6 And Moses spoke to 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.
17:7 And Moses laid the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
17:8 And it came to pass, 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, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
17:9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
17:10 And the LORD said to Moses, Bring Aarons rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a sign against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
17:11 And Moses did [so]: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
17:12 And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
17:13 Whoever approacheth the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?