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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Speak unto the sons of Israel and take of each of them a rod according to the houses of their fathers, of all their princes, twelve rods according to the houses of their fathers, and write thou each man’s name upon his rod.
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And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi, for each head of family of their fathers shall have one rod.
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And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the testimony, before the testimony, where I will testify of myself unto you.
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And it shall come to pass regarding the man whom I shall choose that his rod shall blossom; and I will resolve the complaints of the sons of Israel, with which they murmur against you.