Numbers 17:1-5 ▼

1 The LORD spoke to Moses:

2 Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, one from every tribal leader, twelve staffs; you must write each man's name on his staff.

3 You must write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi; for one staff is for the head of every tribe.

4 You must place them in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant where I meet with you.

5 And the staff of the man whom I choose will blossom; so I will rid myself of the complaints of the Israelites, which they murmur against you.|