1 Y ahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

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.

Speak to the Israelites and get from them rods or staves, one for each father’s house, from all their leaders according to their father’s houses, twelve rods. Write every man’s name on his rod.

3 Y ou shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.

And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house.

4 Y ou shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you.

5 I t 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.”

And the rod of the man whom I choose shall bud, and I will make to cease from Me the murmurings of the Israelites, which they murmur against you.

6 M oses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.

And Moses spoke to the Israelites, and every one of their leaders gave him a rod or staff, one for each leader according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods, and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

7 M oses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the tent of the testimony.

And Moses deposited the rods before the Lord in the Tent of the Testimony.

8 O n 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.

And the next day Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony, and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and brought forth buds and produced blossoms and yielded almonds.

9 M oses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.

Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the Israelites; and they looked, and each man took his rod.

10 Y ahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they not die.”

And the Lord told Moses, Put Aaron’s rod back before the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebels; and you shall make an end of their murmurings against Me, lest they die.

11 M oses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did.

And Moses did so; as the Lord commanded him, so he did.

12 T he children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!

The Israelites said to Moses, Behold, we perish, we are undone, all undone!

13 E veryone who keeps approaching Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”

Everyone who comes near, who comes near the tabernacle of the Lord, dies or shall die! Are we all to perish?