8. And the next day Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony, and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and brought forth buds and produced blossoms and yielded [ripe] almonds.
9. Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the Israelites; and they looked, and each man took his rod.
10. And the Lord told Moses, Put Aaron's rod back before the Testimony [in the ark], to be kept as a [warning] sign for the rebels; and you shall make an end of their murmurings against Me, lest they die.
11. And Moses did so; as the Lord commanded him, so he did.
12. The Israelites said to Moses, Behold, we perish, we are undone, all undone!
13. Everyone who comes near, who comes near the tabernacle of the Lord, dies or shall die! Are we all to perish?