Numbers 17

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

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 thou every man's name upon his rod.

“Speak to the sons of Israel, and take a rod from each of them, for a father’s house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers—twelve rods; you write the name of each on his rod,

3 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod [shall be] for the head of the house of their fathers.

and you write Aaron’s name on the tribe of Levi; for one rod [is] for the head of their fathers’ house.

4 And thou shalt lay them in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

And you have placed them in the Tent of Meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you.

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, by which they murmur against you.

And it has come to pass, the man’s rod on whom I fix flourishes, and I have caused the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against you, to cease from off Me.”

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.

And Moses speaks to the sons of Israel, and all their princes give to him one rod for a prince, one rod for a prince, for their fathers’ house—twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron [is] in the midst of their rods;

7 And Moses laid the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.

and Moses places the rods before YHWH in the Tent of the Testimony.

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 had budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.

And it comes to pass, on the next day, that Moses goes into the Tent of the Testimony, and behold, the rod of Aaron has flourished for the house of Levi, and brings out a bud, and blossoms [with] a blossom, and produces almonds;

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.

and Moses brings out all the rods from before YHWH to all the sons of Israel, and they look, and each takes his rod.

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 thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.

And YHWH says to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the Testimony, for a charge, for a sign to the sons of rebellion, and you remove their murmurings from off Me, and they do not die”;

11 And Moses did [so]: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.

and Moses does as YHWH has commanded him; so he has done.

12 And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

And the sons of Israel speak to Moses, saying, “Behold, we have expired, we have perished, all of us have perished!

13 Whoever approacheth the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

Any who is at all drawing near to the Dwelling Place of YHWH dies; have we not been consumed—to expire?”