{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "Numbers",
 "chapter": 17,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness."
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish."
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?"
  }
 ],
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}