Aaron’s Staff Buds

1And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying: 2Speake vnto the children of Israel, and take of euery one of them a rodde, after the houses of their fathers, of all their princes accordyng to the familie of their fathers, euen twelue roddes: and write euery mans name vpon his rodde. 3And write Aarons name vpon the rodde of Leui: for euery rodde shalbe for ye head of the house of their fathers. 4And put them in the tabernacle of the congregation, before the arke of the testimonie, where I wyll declare my selfe vnto you. 5And the mans rodde whom I chose, shall blossome: And I wyll make ceasse from me the grudgynges of the children of Israel, wherby they grudge agaynst you. 6And Moyses spake vnto the children of Israel, and all the princes gaue hym a rodde, one rodde for euery prince, accordyng to their fathers houses, euen twelue roddes: and the rodde of Aaron was among their roddes. 7And Moyses put the roddes before the Lorde in the tabernacle of witnesse.

8And on the morowe, Moyses went into the tabernacle of witnesse: and beholde, the rodde of Aaron for the house of Leui was budded, and brought foorth buddes, bare blossomes, and rype almondes. 9And Moyses brought out all ye roddes from before the Lorde, vnto all the children of Israel: and they loked vpon them, and toke euery man his rodde. 10And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses: Bryng Aarons rodde agayne before the witnesse, to be kept for a token to the rebellious children, and that their murmuryng may cease from me, and that they dye not. 11And Moyses dyd as the Lorde commaunded hym, euen so dyd he.

12And the children of Israel spake vnto Moyses, saying: Beholde, we are wasted away and perished, we all come to naught. 13Whosoeuer cometh nye, or approcheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, shall dye: Shall we vtterly consume away, and dye?