<!--more--><div class="scripturelog_navigation"><div> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1000000">Old Testament</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1003726">Numbers</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1004383">Chapter 17</a></div><div><span class="scripturelog_navigation_previous"><a href="?page_id=1004332">&laquo; Previous Chapter</a></span> &bull; <span class="scripturelog_navigation_next"><a href="?page_id=1004397">Next Chapter &raquo;</a></span></div></div><p><em>Israel in the Wilderness</em></p><ul class="scripturelog_verse_list"><li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004384">1</a>. AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004385">2</a>. Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004386">3</a>. And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004387">4</a>. And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004388">5</a>. And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004389">6</a>. And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004390">7</a>. And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004391">8</a>. And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004392">9</a>. And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004393">10</a>. And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004394">11</a>. And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004395">12</a>. And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1004396">13</a>. Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?</li>
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