Numbers 17
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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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"Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father's house, all their leaders according to their fathers' houses - twelve rods. Write each man's name on his rod.
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"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.
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"Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before a the Testimony, b where I meet with you.
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"And it shall be that the rod of the man c whom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, d which they make against you."
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So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
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And Moses placed the rods before the LORD in e the tabernacle of witness.
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Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the f rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds.
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Then Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod.
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And the LORD said to Moses, "Bring g Aaron's rod back before the Testimony, to be kept h as a sign against the rebels, i that you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die."
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Thus did Moses; just as the LORD had commanded him, so he did.
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So the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, "Surely we die, we perish, we all perish!
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j "Whoever even comes near the tabernacle of the LORD must die. Shall we all utterly die?"
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Cross References
Exodus 25:16
And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.
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Cross References
Exodus 25:22
And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
Exodus 29:42
This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.
Exodus 29:43
And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by My glory.
Exodus 30:36
And you shall beat some of it very fine, and put some of it before the Testimony in the tabernacle of meeting where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.
Numbers 17:7
And Moses placed the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
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Cross References
Numbers 16:5
And he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, "Tomorrow morning the LORD will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him.
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Cross References
Numbers 16:11
"Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the LORD. And what is Aaron that you complain against him?"
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Cross References
Exodus 38:21
This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the ta...
Numbers 1:50
But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabe...
Numbers 1:51
And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the L...
Numbers 9:15
Now on the day that the tabernacle was raised u...
Numbers 18:2
Also bring with you your brethren of the tribe ...
Acts 7:44
Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in th...
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Cross References
Ezekiel 17:24
"And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the LORD, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I, the LORD, have spoken and have done it."
Hebrews 9:4
Which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
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Cross References
Hebrews 9:4
Which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
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Cross References
Numbers 16:38
"The censers of these men who sinned against their own souls, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar. Because they presented them before the LORD, therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign to the children of Israel."
Deuteronomy 9:7
Remember! Do not forget how you provoked the LORD your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day that you departed from the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against the LORD.
Deuteronomy 9:24
You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.
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Cross References
Numbers 17:5
"And it shall be that the rod of the man whom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, which they make against you."
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Cross References
Numbers 1:51
And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
Numbers 1:53
"but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony."
Numbers 18:4
They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; but an outsider shall not come near you.
Numbers 18:7
"Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death."
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