Chapter 17
1 And the LORD said to Moses,
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2 “Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
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3 and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
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4 Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony,1 where I meet with you.
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- The Testimony refers to the stone tablets in the ark of the covenant inscribed with the Ten Commandments; also in verse 10.
5 The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
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6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.
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7 Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
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8 The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.
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9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.
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10 The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
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11 So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him.
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12 Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
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13 Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”
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