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The Budding of Aaron's Staff
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# Chapter 17
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1. Then the LORD said to Moses,
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2. "Tell the people of Israel to bring you twelve wooden staffs, one from each leader of Israel's ancestral tribes, and inscribe each leader's name on his staff.
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3. Inscribe Aaron's name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe.
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4. Place these staffs in the Tabernacle in front of the Ark containing the tablets of the Covenant, where I meet with you.
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5. Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man I choose. Then I will finally put an end to the people's murmuring and complaining against you."
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6. So Moses gave the instructions to the people of Israel, and each of the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron, brought Moses a staff.
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7. Moses placed the staffs in the LORD's presence in the Tabernacle of the Covenant.
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8. When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron's staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds!
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9. When Moses brought all the staffs out from the LORD's presence, he showed them to the people. Each man claimed his own staff.
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10. And the LORD said to Moses: "Place Aaron's staff permanently before the Ark of the Covenant to serve as a warning to rebels. This should put an end to their complaints against me and prevent any further deaths."
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11. So Moses did as the LORD commanded him.
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12. Then the people of Israel said to Moses, "Look, we are doomed! We are dead! We are ruined!
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13. Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the LORD dies. Are we all doomed to die?"
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