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And the LORD[H3068]spake[H1696] unto Moses[H4872], saying[H559],
2Speak[H1696] unto the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478], and take[H3947] of every one of them a rod[H4294] according to the house[H1004] of their fathers[H1], of all their princes[H5387] according to the house[H1004] of their fathers[H1]twelve[H8147]rods[H4294]: write[H3789] thou every man's name[H8034] upon his rod[H4294].
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And thou shalt write[H3789] Aaron's name[H8034] upon the rod[H4294] of Levi[H3878]: for one[H259]rod[H4294] shall be for the head[H7218] of the house[H1004] of their fathers[H1].
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And thou shalt lay them up[H3240] in the tabernacle[H168] of the congregation[H4150]before[H6440] the testimony[H5715], where I will meet[H3259] with you.
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And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod[H4294], whom I shall choose[H977], shall blossom[H6524]: and I will make to cease[H7918] from me the murmurings[H8519] of the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478], whereby they murmur[H3885] against you.
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And Moses[H4872]spake[H1696] unto the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478], and every one[H259] of their princes[H5387]gave[H5414] him a rod[H4294] apiece, for each prince[H5387]one[H259], according to their fathers[H1]' houses[H1004], even twelve[H6240]rods[H4294]: and the rod[H4294] of Aaron[H175] was among[H8432] their rods[H4294].
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And Moses[H4872] laid up[H3240] the rods[H4294]before[H6440] the LORD[H3068] in the tabernacle[H168] of witness[H5715].
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And it came to pass, that on the morrow[H4283]Moses[H4872]went[H935] into the tabernacle[H168] of witness[H5715]; and, behold, the rod[H4294] of Aaron[H175] for the house[H1004] of Levi[H3878] was budded[H6524], and brought forth[H3318]buds[H6525], and bloomed[H6692]blossoms[H6731], and yielded[H1580]almonds[H8247].
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And Moses[H4872] brought out[H3318] all the rods[H4294] from before[H6440] the LORD[H3068] unto all the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478]: and they looked[H7200], and took[H3947] every man[H376] his rod[H4294].
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And the LORD[H3068]said[H559] unto Moses[H4872], Bring[H7725] Aaron's rod[H4294]again[H7725]before[H6440] the testimony[H5715], to be kept[H4931] for a token[H226] against the rebels[H4805]; and thou shalt quite take away[H3615] their murmurings[H8519] from me, that they die[H4191] not.
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And Moses[H4872]did[H6213] so: as the LORD[H3068]commanded[H6680] him, so did[H6213] he.
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And the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478]spake[H559] unto Moses[H4872], saying[H559], Behold, we die[H1478], we perish[H6], we all perish[H6].
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Whosoever cometh any thing near[H7131] unto the tabernacle[H4908] of the LORD[H3068] shall die[H4191]: shall we be consumed[H8552] with dying?[H1478]