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 rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod.
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And the Lord said to Moses, "Bring Aaron's rod back before the Testimony, to be kept as a sign against the rebels, that you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die."
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Thus did Moses; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
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So the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, "Surely we die, we perish, we all perish!
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Whoever even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord must die. Shall we all utterly die?"