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| | Num 17:1 | Then the LORD said to Moses,
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| | Num 17:2 | "Take twelve wooden staffs, one from each of Israel's ancestral tribes, and inscribe each tribal leader's name on his staff.
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| | Num 17:3 | Inscribe Aaron's name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe.
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| | Num 17:4 | Put these staffs in the Tabernacle in front of the Ark of the Covenant, where I meet with you.
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| | Num 17:5 | Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man I choose. Then I will finally put an end to this murmuring and complaining against you."
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| | Num 17:6 | So Moses gave the instructions to the people of Israel, and each of the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron, brought Moses a staff.
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| | Num 17:7 | Moses put the staffs in the LORD's presence in the Tabernacle of the Covenant.
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| | Num 17:8 | When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron's staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, blossomed, and produced almonds!
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| | Num 17:9 | When Moses brought all the staffs out from the LORD's presence, he showed them to the people. Each man claimed his own staff.
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| | Num 17:10 | And the LORD said to Moses: "Place Aaron's staff permanently before the Ark of the Covenant as a warning to rebels. This should put an end to their complaints against me and prevent any further deaths."
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| | Num 17:11 | So Moses did as the LORD commanded him.
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| | Num 17:12 | Then the people of Israel said to Moses, "We are as good as dead! We are ruined!
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| | Num 17:13 | Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the LORD dies. We are all doomed!"
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