1 The Lord said to Moses,
2 “Speak to the Israelites, and get 12 staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their tribes. Write each man’s name on his staff.
3 Write Aaron’s name on the staff for Levi because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
4 Put them in the tent of meeting where I meet with you, in front of the words of my promise.