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Numbers 17 :: New International Version (NIV)

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The Budding of Aaron’s Staff

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:1 - The LORD said to Moses,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:2 - “Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:3 - On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:4 - Place them in the tent of meeting in front of the ark of the covenant law, where I meet with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:5 - The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:6 - So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron’s staff was among them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:7 - Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the covenant law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:8 - The next day Moses entered the tent and saw that Aaron’s staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:9 - Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each of the leaders took his own staff.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:10 - The LORD said to Moses, “Put back Aaron’s staff in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:11 - Moses did just as the LORD commanded him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:12 - The Israelites said to Moses, “We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:13 - Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to die?”
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