Números 17

¹ And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge:

² speake vnto the childern of Israel and take of them for euery pryncypall housse a rod of their princes ouer the housses of their fathers: euen .xij. roddes and wryte euery mans name apon his rod.

³ And wryte Aarons name apon the staffe of Leui: for euery heedman ouer the housses of their fathers shall haue a rod.

⁴ And put the in the tabernacle of witnesse where I wyll mete you.

⁵ And his rod whom I chose shall blossome: So I wyll make cease from me the grudgynges of the childern of Israel which they grudge agenst you.

⁶ And Moses spake vnto the childern off Israel and all the prynces gaue him for euery prynce ouer their fathers housses a rod: euen .xij. roddes and the rod of Aaron was amonge the rodes.

⁷ And Moses put ye roddes before the Lorde in the tabernacle of witnesse.

⁸ And on the morowe Moses went in to the tabernacle: and beholde the rod of Aaron of the housse of Leui was budded and bare blosomes and almondes.

⁹ And Moses broughte out all the staues from before the Lorde vnto all the childern of Israel and thei loked apon them and toke euery man his staffe.

¹⁰ And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses: brynge Aarons rod agayne before the witnesse to be kepte for a token vnto the childern of rebellyon that their murmurynges maye ceasse fro me that they dye not.

¹¹ And Moses dyd as the Lorde commaunded him.

¹² And the childern of Israel spake vnto Moses sayenge: beholde we are destroyed and all come to nought:

¹³ for whosoeuer cometh nye the dwellynge of the Lord dyeth. Shall we vtterly consume awaye?