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The LORD said to Moses, |
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"Tell the people of Israel to give you twelve walking sticks, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man's name on his stick |
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and then write Aaron's name on the stick representing Levi. There will be one stick for each tribal leader. |
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Take them to the Tent of my presence and put them in front of the Covenant Box, where I meet you. |
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Then the stick of the man I have chosen will sprout. In this way I will put a stop to the constant complaining of these Israelites against you." |
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So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a stick, one for each tribe, twelve in all, and Aaron's stick was put with them. |
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Moses then put all the sticks in the Tent in front of the LORD's Covenant Box. |
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The next day, when Moses went into the Tent, he saw that Aaron's stick, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted. It had budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds! |
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Moses took all the sticks and showed them to the Israelites. They saw what had happened, and each leader took his own stick back. |
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The LORD said to Moses, "Put Aaron's stick back in front of the Covenant Box. It is to be kept as a warning to the rebel Israelites that they will die unless their complaining stops." |
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Moses did as the LORD commanded. |
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The people of Israel said to Moses, "Then that's the end of us! |
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If anyone who even comes near the Tent must die, then we are all as good as dead!" |
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