Numbers 17

Aaron’s Rod Buds

11Then the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 2“SpeakH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and getH3947 from them a rodH4294 for each father’sH1 householdH1004: twelveH8147H6240 rodsH4294, from allH3605 their leadersH5387 according to their fathers’H1 householdsH1004. You shall writeH3789 eachH376 nameH8034 on his rodH4294, 3and writeH3789 Aaron’sH175 nameH8034 on the rodH4294 of LeviH3878; for there is oneH259 rodH4294 for the headH7218 of each of their fathers’H1 householdsH1004. 4You shall then depositH5117 them in the tentH168 of meetingH4150 in frontH6440 of 2the testimonyH5715, whereH834H8033 I meetH3259 with you. 5It will comeH1961 about that the rodH4294 of 3the manH376 whomH834 I chooseH977 will sproutH6524. Thus I will lessenH7918 from upon Myself the grumblingsH8519 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, whoH834 are grumblingH3885 againstH5921 you.” 6MosesH4872 therefore spokeH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and allH3605 their leadersH5387 gaveH5414 him a rodH4294 apieceH259, for eachH259 leaderH5387 according to their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, twelveH8147H6240 rodsH4294, with the rodH4294 of AaronH175 amongH8432 their rodsH4294. 7So MosesH4872 depositedH5117 the rodsH4294 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 in 4the tentH168 of the testimonyH5715.

8Now on the nextH4283 dayH4283 MosesH4872 wentH935 into the tentH168 of the testimonyH5715; and beholdH2009, 5the rodH4294 of AaronH175 for the houseH1004 of LeviH3878 had sproutedH6524 and putH3318 forthH3318 budsH6525 and producedH6692 blossomsH6692, and it boreH1580 ripeH1580 almondsH8247. 9MosesH4872 then broughtH3318 out allH3605 the rodsH4294 from the presenceH6440 of the LordH3068 to allH3605 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478; and they lookedH7200, and eachH376 manH376 tookH3947 his rodH4294. 10But the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “PutH7725 backH7725 the rodH4294 of AaronH175 6beforeH6440 the testimonyH5715 7to be keptH4931 as a signH226 against the 89rebelsH4805, that you may putH3615 an endH3615 to their grumblingsH8519 againstH4480H5921 Me, so that they will not dieH4191.” 11Thus MosesH4872 didH6213; justH3512 as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 him, soH3651 he didH6213.

12Then the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 spokeH559 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, “10BeholdH2005, we perishH1478, we are dyingH6, we are allH3605 dyingH6! 1311EveryoneH3605 who comesH7131 nearH7131, who comesH7131 nearH7131 to the tabernacleH4908 of the LordH3068, must dieH4191. Are we to perishH1478 completelyH8552?”