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And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
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Speak unto the sons of Israel and take of each of them a rod according to the houses of
their fathers, of all their princes, twelve rods according to the houses of their fathers, and write thou each man’s name upon his rod.
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And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi, for each head of family of their fathers shall have one rod.
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And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the testimony, before the testimony, where I will testify of
myself unto you.
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And it shall come to pass
regarding the man whom I shall choose that his rod shall blossom; and I will resolve the complaints of the sons of Israel, with which they murmur against you.
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And Moses spoke unto the sons of Israel, and all their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses,
even twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron
was among their rods.
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And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of the testimony.
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And it came to pass that on the next day Moses went into the tabernacle of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron of the house of Levi had budded and blossomed and brought forth open flowers and yielded almonds.