1. And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
2. Speak unto the sons of Israel and take of each of them a rod according to the houses of their fathers, of all their princes, twelve rods according to the houses of their fathers, and write thou each man’s name upon his rod.
3. And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi, for each head of family of their fathers shall have one rod.
4. And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the testimony, before the testimony, where I will testify of myself unto you.
5. And it shall come to pass regarding the man whom I shall choose that his rod shall blossom; and I will resolve the complaints of the sons of Israel, with which they murmur against you.
6. And Moses spoke unto the sons of Israel, and all 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.
7. And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony.