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1 The Lord said to Moses,
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The LORD said to Moses,
2 "Speak to the people of Israel and get twelve walking sticks from them -- one from the leader of each tribe. Write the name of each man on his stick, and
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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 on the stick from Levi, write Aaron's name. There must be one stick 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 Meeting Tent in front of the Ark of the Agreement, where I meet with you.
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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 I will choose one man whose walking stick will begin to grow leaves; in this way I will stop the Israelites from always complaining against you."
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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. Each of the twelve leaders gave him a walking stick -- one from each tribe -- and Aaron's walking stick 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 them before the Lord in the Tent of the Agreement.
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Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the covenant law.
8 The next day, when Moses entered the Tent, he saw that Aaron's stick (which stood for the family of Levi) had grown leaves. It had even budded, blossomed, and produced 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 So Moses brought out to the Israelites all the walking sticks from the Lord's presence. They all looked, and each man took back his stick.
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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 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Put Aaron's walking stick back in front of the Ark of the Agreement. It will remind these people who are always turning against me to stop their complaining against me so 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 So Moses obeyed what the Lord commanded him.
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Moses did just as the LORD commanded him.
12 The people of Israel said to Moses, "We are going to die! We are destroyed. We are all destroyed!
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The Israelites said to Moses, “We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!
13 Anyone who even comes near the Holy Tent of the Lord will die. Will we all 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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