| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 1 The LORD instructed Moses, |
| 2"Speak to the sons of Israel, and get from them a rod for each father's household: twelve rods, from all their leaders according to their fathers' households. You shall write each name on his rod, | 2"Tell the Israelis to take a rod—one from each ancestral house, that is, one from every leader, for a total of twelve rods. Write each tribal name on his rod. |
| 3and write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there is one rod for the head of each of their fathers' households. | 3You are also to write Aaron's name on the tribe of Levi, since there is to be one rod for every leader of their ancestral tribes. |
| 4"You shall then deposit them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony, where I meet with you. | 4"Then lay them there in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Ark of the Covenant where I'll meet with you. |
| 5"It will come about that the rod of the man whom I choose will sprout. Thus I will lessen from upon Myself the grumblings of the sons of Israel, who are grumbling against you." | 5The rod that belongs to the man whom I'll choose will burst into bloom. That's how I'll put a stop to the complaints of the Israelis, who are complaining against you." |
| 6Moses therefore spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers' households, twelve rods, with the rod of Aaron among their rods. | 6So Moses spoke to the Israelis, and each of the tribe leaders gave him a rod, one for each leader, according to their ancestral tribes, for a total of twelve rods. Aaron's rod was one of them. |
| 7So Moses deposited the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony. | 7Then Moses laid out the rods in the LORD'S presence, inside the Tent of Testimony. |
| 8Now on 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 put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. | 8The next morning, Moses went to the Tent of Testimony and the rod of Aaron of the tribe of Levi had burst into bloom! It sprouted buds, bloomed blossoms, and produced fully ripe almonds! |
| 9Moses then brought out all the rods from the presence of the LORD to all the sons of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod. | 9Then Moses took out all the rods from the LORD's presence to show all the Israelis. Everybody looked, and then each man took his rod. |
| 10But the LORD said to Moses, "Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony to be kept as a sign against the rebels, that you may put an end to their grumblings against Me, so that they will not die." | 10Then the Lord instructed Moses, "Return Aaron's rod before the testimony to be kept for a reminder against the rebels so that you may put an end to their complaints against me and so that they won't die." |
| 11Thus Moses did; just as the LORD had commanded him, so he did. | 11So Moses did exactly what the LORD had commanded him to do. |
| 12Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, "Behold, we perish, we are dying, we are all dying! | 12Then the Israelis told Moses, "We're sure to die! We're all going to perish—all of us! |
| 13"Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the LORD, must die. Are we to perish completely?" | 13Anyone who comes near or approaches the LORD's tent is to die. Are all of us going to die?" |
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