| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | 1 The LORD instructed Moses, |
| 2Speak 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. | 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 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. | 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. |
| 4And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will 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. |
| 5And 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. | 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." |
| 6And 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. | 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. |
| 7And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness. | 7Then Moses laid out the rods in the LORD'S presence, inside the Tent of Testimony. |
| 8And 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. | 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! |
| 9And 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. | 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. |
| 10And 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. | 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." |
| 11And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he. | 11So Moses did exactly what the LORD had commanded him to do. |
| 12And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. | 12Then the Israelis told Moses, "We're sure to die! We're all going to perish—all of us! |
| 13Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying? | 13Anyone who comes near or approaches the LORD's tent is to die. Are all of us going to die?" |
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