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The Budding of Aaron’s Rod

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father’s house, all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses—twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.
3 And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house.
4 Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before athe Testimony, bwhere I meet with you.  
5 And it shall be that the rod of the man awhom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, bwhich they make against you.”  
6 So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7 And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in athe tabernacle of witness.  
8 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the arod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds.  
9 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.
10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Bring aAaron’s rod back before the Testimony, to be kept bas a sign against the rebels, cthat you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die.”  
11 Thus did Moses; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
12 So the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Surely we die, we perish, we all perish!
13 aWhoever even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord must die. Shall we all utterly die?” 
Verse Comparison: Numbers 17:3

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American Standard Version
And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.

Amplified® Bible
And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi [his great-grandfather]. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father's house.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 17:2)

Darby English Version
And Aaron's name shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for one staff shall be for [each] head of their fathers' houses.

Good News Bible
and then write Aaron's name on the stick representing Levi. There will be one stick for each tribal leader.

King James Version
And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.

New American Standard Bible
and write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there is one rod for the head {of each} of their fathers' households.

New International Version
On the staff of Levi write Aaron's name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.

New King James Version
And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there exists one rod for the head of each of their fathers' households.

Revised Standard Version
and write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each fathers' house.

Young's Literal Translation
and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod `is' for the head of their fathers' house:


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