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1. The Lord said to Moses,
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1. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 ,
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2. "Speak to the people of Israel and get twelve walking sticks from them -- one from the leader of each tribe. Write the name of each man on his stick, and
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2. Speak H1696 unto H413 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , and take H3947 of H4480 H854 every one of them a rod H4294 according to the house H1004 of their fathers H1 , of H4480 H854 all H3605 their princes H5387 according to the house H1004 of their fathers H1 twelve H8147 H6240 rods H4294 : write H3789 thou H853 every man H376 's name H8034 upon H5921 his rod H4294 .
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3. on the stick from Levi, write Aaron's name. There must be one stick for the head of each tribe.
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3. And thou shalt write H3789 Aaron H175 's name H8034 upon H5921 the rod H4294 of Levi H3878 : for H3588 one H259 rod H4294 shall be for the head H7218 of the house H1004 of their fathers H1 .
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4. Put them in the Meeting Tent in front of the Ark of the Agreement, where I meet with you.
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4. And thou shalt lay them up H5117 in the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 before H6440 the testimony H5715 , where H834 H8033 I will meet H3259 with you.
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5. I will choose one man whose walking stick will begin to grow leaves; in this way I will stop the Israelites from always complaining against you."
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5. And it shall come to pass H1961 , that the man H376 's rod H4294 , whom H834 I shall choose H977 , shall blossom H6524 : and I will make to cease H7918 from H4480 H5921 me H853 the murmurings H8519 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , whereby H834 they H1992 murmur H3885 against H5921 you.
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6. So Moses spoke to the Israelites. Each of the twelve leaders gave him a walking stick -- one from each tribe -- and Aaron's walking stick was among them.
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6. And Moses H4872 spoke H1696 unto H413 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , and every one H3605 of their princes H5387 gave H5414 H413 him a rod H4294 apiece H5387 H259 H4294 , for each prince H5387 one H259 , according to their fathers H1 ' houses H1004 , even twelve H8147 H6240 rods H4294 : and the rod H4294 of Aaron H175 was among H8432 their rods H4294 .
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7. Moses put them before the Lord in the Tent of the Agreement.
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7. And Moses H4872 laid up H5117 H853 the rods H4294 before H6440 the LORD H3068 in the tabernacle H168 of witness H5715 .
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8. The next day, when Moses entered the Tent, he saw that Aaron's stick (which stood for the family of Levi) had grown leaves. It had even budded, blossomed, and produced almonds.
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8. And it came to pass H1961 , that on the morrow H4480 H4283 Moses H4872 went H935 into H413 the tabernacle H168 of witness H5715 ; and, behold H2009 , the rod H4294 of Aaron H175 for the house H1004 of Levi H3878 was budded H6524 , and brought forth H3318 buds H6525 , and bloomed H6692 blossoms H6731 , and yielded H1580 almonds H8247 .
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9. So Moses brought out to the Israelites all the walking sticks from the Lord's presence. They all looked, and each man took back his stick.
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9. And Moses H4872 brought out H3318 H853 all H3605 the rods H4294 from before H4480 H6440 the LORD H3068 unto H413 all H3605 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 : and they looked H7200 , and took H3947 every man H376 his rod H4294 .
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10. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Put Aaron's walking stick back in front of the Ark of the Agreement. It will remind these people who are always turning against me to stop their complaining against me so they won't die."
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10. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 , Bring H7725 H853 Aaron H175 's rod H4294 again before H6440 the testimony H5715 , to be kept H4931 for a token H226 against the rebels H1121 H4805 ; and thou shalt quite take away H3615 their murmurings H8519 from H4480 H5921 me , that they die H4191 not H3808 .
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11. So Moses obeyed what the Lord commanded him.
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11. And Moses H4872 did H6213 so : as H834 the LORD H3068 commanded H6680 him, so H3651 did H6213 he.
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12. The people of Israel said to Moses, "We are going to die! We are destroyed. We are all destroyed!
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12. And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 spoke H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 , Behold H2005 , we die H1478 , we perish H6 , we all H3605 perish H6 .
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13. Anyone who even comes near the Holy Tent of the Lord will die. Will we all die?"
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13. Whosoever H3605 cometh any thing near H7131 H7131 unto H413 the tabernacle H4908 of the LORD H3068 shall die H4191 : shall we be consumed H8552 with dying H1478 ?
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