And Moses did so; as the Lord commanded him, even so did he. ] Took Aaron's rod, and laid it up before the ark for the purpose mentioned, being a faithful servant to God in all his house.
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Then Moses brought out all the staffs from before the LORD to all the people of Israel. And they looked, and each man took his staff.
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And the LORD said to Moses, "Put back the staff of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebels, that you may make an end of their grumblings against me, lest they die."
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Thus did Moses; as the LORD commanded him, so he did.
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And the people of Israel said to Moses, "Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.
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Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the LORD, shall die. Are we all to perish?"
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