1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Compare verse
2 Speak to 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 you every man's name on his rod. Compare verse1 commentary
3 And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. Compare verse
4 And you shall lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. Compare verse
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. Compare verse
6 And Moses spoke to 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. Compare verse
7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness. Compare verse
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. Compare verse5 commentaries
9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod. Compare verse
10 And the LORD said to Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and you shall quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. Compare verse
11 And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he. Compare verse
12 And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. Compare verse
13 Whoever comes any thing near to the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying? Compare verse