1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2. Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod.
3. And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:
4. And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to Thee.
5. Whomsoever of these I shall choose, his rod shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, wherewith they murmur against You.
6. And Moses spoke to the children of Israel: and all the princes gave him rods one for every tribe: and there were twelve rods besides the rod of Aaron.
2. Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod.
3. And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:
4. And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to Thee.
5. Whomsoever of these I shall choose, his rod shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, wherewith they murmur against You.
6. And Moses spoke to the children of Israel: and all the princes gave him rods one for every tribe: and there were twelve rods besides the rod of Aaron.
7. And when Moses had laid them up before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony:
8. He returned on the following day, and found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, was budded: and that the buds swelling it had bloomed blossoms, which spreading the leaves, were formed into almonds.
9. Moses therefore brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they saw, and every one received their rods.
10. And the Lord said to Moses: Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be kept there for a token of the rebellious children of Israel, and that their complaints may cease from me lest they die.
11. And Moses did as the Lord had commanded.
12. And the children of Israel said to Moses: Behold we are consumed, we all perish.
13. Whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, he dieth. Are we all to a man to be utterly destroyed?
8. He returned on the following day, and found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, was budded: and that the buds swelling it had bloomed blossoms, which spreading the leaves, were formed into almonds.
9. Moses therefore brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they saw, and every one received their rods.
10. And the Lord said to Moses: Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be kept there for a token of the rebellious children of Israel, and that their complaints may cease from me lest they die.
11. And Moses did as the Lord had commanded.
12. And the children of Israel said to Moses: Behold we are consumed, we all perish.
13. Whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, he dieth. Are we all to a man to be utterly destroyed?
14. Fourteen thousand seven hundred people died by this plague, besides those who had died on account of Core.
15. Aaron returned to Moses, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and the plague had ceased.
16. Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying:
17. “Speak to the children of Israel and take from them a rod, one rod for each ancestral house, twelve rods from all their princes for their twelve ancestral houses. Thou shalt write each man’s name upon his rod;
18. thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi, for there shall be one rod for the head of each of their ancestral houses.
19. Thou shalt lay them in the tent of meeting, before the testimony, where I meet with you.
20. The man whom I choose shall be the one whose rod blossoms, and I will put an end before Me to the murmurings which the children of Israel utter against you.”
21. Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and all their princes gave him a rod, each prince a rod, according to their ancestral houses, twelve rods in all, and Aaron’s rod was among their rods.
15. Aaron returned to Moses, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and the plague had ceased.
16. Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying:
17. “Speak to the children of Israel and take from them a rod, one rod for each ancestral house, twelve rods from all their princes for their twelve ancestral houses. Thou shalt write each man’s name upon his rod;
18. thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi, for there shall be one rod for the head of each of their ancestral houses.
19. Thou shalt lay them in the tent of meeting, before the testimony, where I meet with you.
20. The man whom I choose shall be the one whose rod blossoms, and I will put an end before Me to the murmurings which the children of Israel utter against you.”
21. Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and all their princes gave him a rod, each prince a rod, according to their ancestral houses, twelve rods in all, and Aaron’s rod was among their rods.
22. Moses laid the rods before Yahweh, in the tent of testimony.
23. The next day Moses returned to the tent of testimony, and behold, Aaron’s rod had blossomed, for the tribe of Levi: it had put forth buds, opened into flowers, and ripened almonds.
24. Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel; they saw them, and each man took back his rod.
25. Yahweh said to Moses: “Put Aaron’s rod back before the testimony, to be kept as a sign for the children of rebellion, that Thou mayest make their murmuring cease from before Me, and that they die not.”
26. Moses did so; he did according to the command Yahweh had given him.
27. the children of Israel said to Moses: “Behold, we are perishing, we are lost, all of us lost!
28. Whoever approaches the Dwelling of Yahweh dies. Must we then all perish?”
23. The next day Moses returned to the tent of testimony, and behold, Aaron’s rod had blossomed, for the tribe of Levi: it had put forth buds, opened into flowers, and ripened almonds.
24. Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel; they saw them, and each man took back his rod.
25. Yahweh said to Moses: “Put Aaron’s rod back before the testimony, to be kept as a sign for the children of rebellion, that Thou mayest make their murmuring cease from before Me, and that they die not.”
26. Moses did so; he did according to the command Yahweh had given him.
27. the children of Israel said to Moses: “Behold, we are perishing, we are lost, all of us lost!
28. Whoever approaches the Dwelling of Yahweh dies. Must we then all perish?”