Numbers 17:6-11

6And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and all their princes gave him a staff, one staff for each prince according to their fathers' houses, twelve staves, and the staff of Aaron was among their staves.

7And Moses laid the staves before Jehovah in the tent of the testimony.

8And it came to pass, when on the morrow Moses went into the tent of the testimony, behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and ripened almonds.

9And Moses brought out all the staves from before Jehovah to all the children of Israel, and they looked and took each one his staff.

10And Jehovah said to Moses, Bring Aaron's staff again before the testimony, to be kept as a token for the sons of rebellion, that thou mayest put an end to their murmurings before me, that they may not die.

11And Moses did so: as Jehovah had commanded him, so did he.