7 And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony.
8 And it came to pass that on the next day Moses went into the tabernacle of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron of the house of Levi had budded and blossomed and brought forth open flowers and yielded almonds.
9 Then Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the sons of Israel; and they looked, and each one took his rod.
10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Return Aaron’s rod before the testimony to be kept for a sign unto the rebellious sons; and thou shalt cause their complaints to cease from upon me, that they not die.
11 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him, so did he.
12 Then the sons of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying, Behold, we are dead, we are lost, we are all lost.
13 Anyone who comes near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die; shall we all perish?