And the Lord spake unto Moses After the plague ceased, for the further confirmation of the priesthood in Aaron's family, another method is directed to by the Lord:
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Say to the children of Israel that they are to give you rods, one for every family, for every chief, the head of his father's house, making twelve rods; let every man's name be placed on his rod.
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And let Aaron's name be placed on the rod of Levi: for there is to be one rod for the head of every family.
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And let them be stored up in the Tent of meeting, in front of the ark of witness where I come to you.
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And the rod of that man who is marked out by me for myself will have buds on it; so I will put a stop to the outcries which the children of Israel make to me against you.
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