1 And the LORD * h3068 spake * h1696 h8762 unto Moses * h4872, saying * h559 h8800,
2 Speak * h1696 h8761 unto the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, and take * h3947 h8798 of every one of them a rod * h4294 * 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 * h6240 rods * h4294: write * h3789 h8799 thou every man's * h376 name * h8034 upon his rod * h4294.
3 And thou shalt write * h3789 h8799 Aaron's * h175 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.
4 And thou shalt lay them up * h3240 h8689 in the tabernacle * h168 of the congregation * h4150 before * h6440 the testimony * h5715, where I will meet * h3259 h8735 with you.
5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's * h376 rod * h4294, whom I shall choose * h977 h8799, shall blossom * h6524 h8799: and I will make to cease * h7918 h8689 from me the murmurings * h8519 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, whereby they murmur * h3885 h8688 against you.
6 And Moses * h4872 spake * h1696 h8762 unto the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, and every one of their princes * h5387 gave * h5414 h8799 him a rod * h4294 * h4294 apiece, for each prince * h5387 * h5387 one * h259 * h259, according to their fathers * h1' houses * h1004, even twelve * h6240 * h8147 rods * h4294: and the rod * h4294 of Aaron * h175 was among * h8432 their rods * h4294. a rod...: Heb. a rod for one prince, a rod for one prince
7 And Moses * h4872 laid up * h3240 h8686 the rods * h4294 before * h6440 the LORD * h3068 in the tabernacle * h168 of witness * h5715.
8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow * h4283 Moses * h4872 went * h935 h8799 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 h8804, and brought forth * h3318 h8686 buds * h6525, and bloomed * h6692 h8686 blossoms * h6731, and yielded * h1580 h8799 almonds * h8247.
9 And Moses * h4872 brought out * h3318 h8686 all the rods * h4294 from before * h6440 the LORD * h3068 unto all the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478: and they looked * h7200 h8799, and took * h3947 h8799 every man * h376 his rod * h4294.
10 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, Bring * h7725 Aaron's * h175 rod * h4294 again * h7725 h8685 before * h6440 the testimony * h5715, to be kept * h4931 for a token * h226 against the rebels * h4805 * h1121; and thou shalt quite take away * h3615 h8762 their murmurings * h8519 from me, that they die * h4191 h8799 not. rebels: Heb. children of rebellion
11 And Moses * h4872 did * h6213 h8799 so : as the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765 him, so did * h6213 h8804 he.
12 And the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 spake * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, saying * h559 h8800, Behold, we die * h1478 h8804, we perish * h6 h8804, we all perish * h6 h8804.
13 Whosoever cometh any thing near * h7131 unto the tabernacle * h4908 of the LORD * h3068 shall die * h4191 h8799: shall we be consumed * h8552 h8804 with dying * h1478 h8800?