GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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1 The LORD said to Moses,
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The LORD said to Moses,
2 "Speak to the Israelites, and get 12 staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their tribes. Write each man's name on his staff.
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“Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff.
3 Write Aaron's name on the staff for Levi because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
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On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.
4 Put them in the tent of meeting where I meet with you, in front of the words of my promise.
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Place them in the tent of meeting in front of the ark of the covenant law, where I meet with you.
5 The staff from the man I choose will begin to grow. In this way I will silence the frequent complaints the Israelites make against you and Aaron."
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The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites.”
6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites. Their leaders gave him 12 staffs, one from the leader of each of their tribes. Aaron's staff was among them.
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So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron’s staff was among them.
7 Moses put the staffs in the LORD's presence in the tent of the words of God's promise.
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Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the covenant law.
8 The next day Moses went into the tent. He found that Aaron's staff for the tribe of Levi had not only begun to grow, but it had also blossomed and produced ripe almonds.
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The next day Moses entered the tent and saw that Aaron’s staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.
9 Moses brought out the staffs from the LORD's presence and showed them to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each man took his staff.
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Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each of the leaders took his own staff.
10 The LORD said to Moses, "Put Aaron's staff back in front of the words of my promise, and keep it there as a sign to warn any other rebels. Then you will stop their complaints about me, and they won't die."
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The LORD said to Moses, “Put back Aaron’s staff in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die.”
11 Moses did exactly what the LORD commanded him to do.
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Moses did just as the LORD commanded him.
12 The Israelites said to Moses, "Now we're going to die! We're lost! We're all lost!
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The Israelites said to Moses, “We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!
13 Anyone who comes near the LORD's tent will die! Are we all going to die?"
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Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to die?”
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