1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 "Speak to the sons of Israel, and receive from each of them a rod by their kinships, from all the leaders of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of each one on his rod.
3 But the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod separately shall contain all their families.
4 And you shall place these in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to you.