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The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,
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Speak to the children of Yisra'el, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write you every man's name on his rod.
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You shall write Aharon's name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.
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You shall lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
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It shall happen, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Yisra'el, which they murmur against you.
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Moshe spoke to the children of Yisra'el; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aharon was among their rods.
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Moshe laid up the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.
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It happened on the next day, that Moshe went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aharon for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.