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You shall write Aharon's name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.
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You shall lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
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It shall happen, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Yisra'el, which they murmur against you.
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Moshe spoke to the children of Yisra'el; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aharon was among their rods.
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Moshe laid up the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.
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It happened on the next day, that Moshe went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aharon for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
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Moshe brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Yisra'el: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
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The LORD said to Moshe, Put back the rod of Aharon before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they not die.
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Thus did Moshe: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
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The children of Yisra'el spoke to Moshe, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.
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Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tent of the LORD, dies: shall we perish all of us?