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Chapter 17 |
| 1 | And the LORD
spake unto Moses, saying, |
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2 | Speak unto the children of Israel, and
take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all
their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou
every man's name upon his rod. |
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3 | 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. |
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| And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the
congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. |
| 5 | And it
shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and
I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby
they murmur against you. |
| 6 | And Moses spake unto the children of Israel,
and every one of 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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7 | And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the
tabernacle of witness. |
| 8 | And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses
went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the
house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and
yielded almonds. |
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9 | And Moses brought out all the rods from before the
LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his
rod. |
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before
the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite
take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. |
| 11 | And Moses
did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he. |
| 12 | And the
children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all
perish. |
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| Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of
the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying? |
