Numbers 17

1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write every man's name on his rod.

“Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.

3 You shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.

You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.

4 You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.

5 It shall happen, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you."

It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”

6 Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their leaders gave him rods, one for each leader, according to their ancestral houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was amongst their rods.

7 Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.

Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.

8 It happened on the next day, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and look, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.

On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.

9 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.

Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.

10 The LORD said to Moses, "Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they not die."

The LORD said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”

11 Moses did so. As the LORD commanded him, so he did.

Moses did so. As the LORD commanded him, so he did.

12 The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, "Look, we perish. We are undone. We are all undone.

The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!

13 Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the LORD, dies. Will we all perish?"

Everyone who keeps approaching the LORD’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”