WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:06.040 Chapter 17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, 00:06.660 --> 00:10.120 and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, 00:10.820 --> 00:14.740 of all their princes according to the house of their fathers, twelve rods. 00:15.460 --> 00:20.460 Write thou every man's name upon his rod, and thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the 00:20.460 --> 00:21.060 rod of Levi. 00:21.980 --> 00:26.840 For one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers, And thou shalt lay 00:26.840 --> 00:30.060 them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, 00:30.880 --> 00:32.200 where I will meet with you. 00:32.920 --> 00:37.600 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod whom I shall choose shall blossom, 00:38.320 --> 00:42.140 and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, 00:42.780 --> 00:44.600 whereby they murmur against you. 00:44.820 --> 00:48.440 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes 00:48.440 --> 00:50.180 gave him a rod apiece. 00:50.520 --> 00:54.740 For each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods. 00:55.080 --> 00:57.080 And the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 00:57.440 --> 01:00.720 And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness. 01:01.120 --> 01:05.200 And it came to pass, that on the morrow, Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, 01:05.500 --> 01:09.400 and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought 01:09.400 --> 01:12.840 forth buds, and blossomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. 01:13.820 --> 01:17.720 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the children of 01:17.720 --> 01:20.840 Israel, and they looked, and took every man his rod. 01:21.300 --> 01:25.040 And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, 01:25.540 --> 01:27.480 to be kept for a token against the rebels. 01:28.400 --> 01:32.280 And thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. 01:32.420 --> 01:33.680 And Moses did so. 01:33.960 --> 01:36.000 As the Lord commanded him, so did he. 01:36.520 --> 01:41.100 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, 01:41.260 --> 01:43.900 we perish, we all perish. 01:44.580 --> 01:49.620 Whosoever come of anything near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die. 01:49.620 --> 01:52.860 Shall we be consumed with dying?