2SpeakH559unto thechildrenH1121of Israel, andtakeH7311of them rods, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princesaccordingH413to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods: write thou every man’snameH559uponH784his rod.
3And thou shalt write Aaron’s nameuponH1961the rod of Levi: for there shall be one rod for eachheadH6440of their fathers’ houses.
4And thou shalt lay themupH853in the tent of meeting before the testimony,whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I meet withyouH834.
5And it shallcomeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961topassH1961, that themanH376whomH834I shall choose, his rod shall bud: and I willmakeH3027to cease frommeH6440the murmurings of thechildrenH1121ofIsraelH3478,whichH834they murmuragainstH6440youH834.
6AndMosesH4872spake unto thechildrenH1121ofIsraelH3478, andallH3605their princesgaveH559him rods, foreachכָּֽל־kal-H3605prince one,accordingH5921to their fathers’ houses,evenH853twelve rods: and the rod ofAaronH175was among their rods.
8And itcameH935topassH935on the morrow, thatMosesH4872wentH935intoH413thetentH168of the testimony; and, behold, the rod ofAaronH175for the house of Levi was budded, andputH935forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and bare ripe almonds.
9AndMosesH4872broughtoutH413all the rods frombeforeאֶֽל־'el-H413theLORDH3068unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
10And the LORD said unto Moses,PutH3615back the rod of Aaronbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the testimony, to be kept for a tokenagainstH5921the children of rebellion; that thou mayestmakeH3615anendוּתְכַ֧לu.te.KhalH3615of their murmuringsagainstמֵעָלַ֖יme.'a.LaiH5921meH6440, that theydieH5307not.
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