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The next morning, Moses went to the Tent of Testimony and the rod of Aaron of the tribe of Levi had burst into bloom! It sprouted buds, bloomed blossoms, and produced fully ripe almonds! Then Moses took out all the rods from the Lord’s presence to show[a] all the Israelis. Everybody looked, and then each man took his rod.

10 Then the Lord instructed Moses, “Return Aaron’s rod before the testimony[b] to be kept for a reminder[c] against the rebels[d] so that you may put an end to their complaints against me and so that they won’t die.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 17:9 The Heb. lacks show
  2. Numbers 17:10 I.e. the Ark of the Covenant
  3. Numbers 17:10 Lit. sign
  4. Numbers 17:10 Or sons of rebellion