1<\/sup>And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod.<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to thee.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Whomsoever of these I shall choose, his rod shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, wherewith they murmur against you.<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>And Moses spoke to the children of Israel: and all the princes gave him rods one for every tribe: and there were twelve rods besides the rod of Aaron.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>And when Moses had laid them up before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony:<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>He returned on the following day, and found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, was budded: and that the buds swelling it had bloomed blossoms, which spreading the leaves, were formed into almonds.<\/span> <\/p>\n 9<\/sup>Moses therefore brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they saw, and every one received their rods.<\/span> <\/p>\n 10<\/sup>And the Lord said to Moses: Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be kept there for a token of the rebellious children of Israel, and that their complaints may cease from me lest they die.<\/span> <\/p>\n 11<\/sup>And Moses did as the Lord had commanded.<\/span> <\/p>\n 12<\/sup>And the children of Israel said to Moses: Behold we are consumed, we all perish.<\/span> <\/p>\n 13<\/sup>Whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, he dieth. Are we all to a man to be utterly destroyed?<\/span> <\/p>\n