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.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Numbers 17:6 in context
Numbers 17:3–9
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You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.
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You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.
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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.”
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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.
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Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
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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.
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Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.
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