7. Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.
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 Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.
10. Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they not die.”
11. Moses did so. As Yahweh 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 Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”