1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod. 3 You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses. 4 You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you. 5 It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.” 6 Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods. 7 Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony. 8 On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds. 9 Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod. 10 Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.” 11 Moses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did. 12 The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone! 13 Everyone who keeps approaching Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”
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Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
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- 2 Psalm 110:2; Psalm 125:3; Micah 7:14; Ezekiel 21:13; Genesis 49:10
- 3 Numbers 18:7; Exodus 6:16; Exodus 6:20; Numbers 3:2–3; Numbers 18:1
- 4 Exodus 30:36; Exodus 29:42–43; Exodus 25:16–22; Numbers 17:7; Exodus 30:6
- 5 Numbers 16:5; Hosea 14:5; Numbers 16:11; Numbers 17:8; Ezekiel 16:41
- 7 Acts 7:44; Exodus 38:21; Numbers 18:2
- 8 Ezekiel 17:24; John 15:1–6; Psalm 132:17–18; Numbers 17:5; Isaiah 4:2
- 10 Ephesians 5:6; Hebrews 9:4; Isaiah 1:2; 1 Samuel 2:12; Numbers 16:38
- 12 Numbers 26:11; Proverbs 19:3; Psalm 90:7; Hebrews 12:5; Isaiah 6:5
- 13 Hebrews 10:19–22; Genesis 3:3; Numbers 18:4–7; 1 Chronicles 13:11–13; 1 Chronicles 15:13
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