8. On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
9. Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.
10. The Lord said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”
11. Moses did so. As the Lord commanded him, so he did.
12. The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!
13. Everyone who keeps approaching the Lord’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”