Numbers 17

Aaron’s Staff Buds

11Then the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 2“SpeakH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and obtainH3947 from them a staffH4294 for each father’sH1 householdH1004: twelveH8147H6240 staffsH4294, from allH3605 their leadersH5387 for their fathers’H1 householdsH1004. You shall writeH3789 eachH376 man’sH376 nameH8034 on his staffH4294, 3and writeH3789 Aaron’sH175 nameH8034 on the staffH4294 of LeviH3878; for there is to be oneH259 staffH4294 for the headH7218 of each of their fathers’H1 householdsH1004. 4You shall then leaveH5117 them in the tentH168 of meetingH4150 in frontH6440 of 2the testimonyH5715, whereH834H8033 I meetH3259 with you. 5And it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 that the staffH4294 of 3the manH376 whomH834 I chooseH977 will sproutH6524. So I will relieveH7918 Myself of the grumblingsH8519 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, whoH834 are grumblingH3885 againstH5921 you.” 6So MosesH4872 spokeH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and allH3605 their leadersH5387 gaveH5414 him a staffH4294, oneH259 for eachH259 leaderH5387, for their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, twelveH8147H6240 staffsH4294 in all, with the staffH4294 of AaronH175 amongH8432 their staffsH4294. 7Then MosesH4872 leftH5117 the staffsH4294 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 in 4the tentH168 of the testimonyH5715.

8Now on the nextH4283 dayH4283 MosesH4872 wentH935 into the tentH168 of the testimonyH5715; and beholdH2009, 5Aaron’sH175 staffH4294 for the houseH1004 of LeviH3878 had sproutedH6524 and producedH3318 budsH6525 and bloomedH6692 with blossomsH6731, and it yieldedH1580 ripeH1580 almondsH8247. 9MosesH4872 then broughtH3318 outH3318 allH3605 the staffsH4294 from the presenceH6440 of the LordH3068 to allH3605 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478; and they lookedH7200, and eachH376 manH376 tookH3947 his staffH4294. 10But the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “PutH7725 the staffH4294 of AaronH175 6backH7725 in frontH6440 of the testimonyH5715 7to be keptH4931 as a signH226 against the 89rebelsH4805, so that you may putH3615 anH3615 endH3615 toH3615 their grumblingsH8519 againstH4480H5921 Me and they do not dieH4191.” 11MosesH4872 didH6213 so; justH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 him, soH3651 he didH6213.

12Then the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 spokeH559 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, “10BeholdH2005, we are passingH1478 awayH1478, we are perishingH6, we are allH3605 perishingH6! 1311EveryoneH3605 who comesH7131 nearH7131, who comesH7131 nearH7131 to the tabernacleH4908 of the LordH3068, must dieH4191. Are we to perishH1478 completelyH8552?”