Numbers 17

1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2“Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.Cross-references: Gen 49:10 · Ex 4:2 · Ex 4:17 · Num 1:5 · Num 2:3 · Num 10:14 · +7 more

3You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.Cross-references: Ex 6:16 · Ex 6:20 · Num 3:2 · Num 18:1 · Num 18:7

4You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.Cross-references: Ex 25:16 · Ex 29:42 · Ex 30:6 · Ex 30:36 · Num 17:7

5It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”Cross-references: Num 16:5 · Num 16:11 · Num 17:8 · Num 17:10 · Isa 5:24 · Isa 11:1 · +6 more

6Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.

7Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.Cross-references: Ex 38:21 · Num 18:2 · Acts 7:44

8On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.Cross-references: Gen 40:10 · Num 17:5 · Ps 110:2 · Ps 132:17 · Song 2:3 · Isa 4:2 · +5 more

9Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.

10Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”Cross-references: Ex 16:32 · Num 16:38 · Num 16:40 · Deut 9:24 · Deut 31:19 · 1Sam 2:12 · +7 more

11Moses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did.

12The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!Cross-references: Num 26:11 · Ps 90:7 · Prov 19:3 · Isa 6:5 · Isa 57:16 · Heb 12:5

13Everyone who keeps approaching Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”Cross-references: Gen 3:3 · Num 1:51 · Num 16:26 · Num 18:4 · Num 32:13 · Deut 2:16 · +12 more