1. The Lord said to Moses,
2. “Speak to the people of Israel and get twelve walking sticks from them—one from the leader of each tribe. Write the name of each man on his stick, and
3. on the stick from Levi, write Aaron’s name. There must be one stick for the head of each tribe.
4. Put them in the Meeting Tent in front of the Ark of the Agreement, where I meet with you.
5. I will choose one man whose walking stick will begin to grow leaves; in this way I will stop the Israelites from always complaining against you.”
6. So Moses spoke to the Israelites. Each of the twelve leaders gave him a walking stick—one from each tribe—and Aaron’s walking stick was among them.