1 And the Lord said to Moses,2 Say to the children of Israel that they are to give you rods, one for every family, for every chief, the head of his father's house, making twelve rods; let every man's name be placed on his rod.3 And let Aaron's name be placed on the rod of Levi: for there is to be one rod for the head of every family.4 And let them be stored up in the Tent of meeting, in front of the ark of witness where I come to you.5 And the rod of that man who is marked out by me for myself will have buds on it; so I will put a stop to the outcries which the children of Israel make to me against you.6 So Moses gave these orders to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him rods, one for the head of every family, making twelve rods: and Aaron's rod was among them.7 And Moses put the rods before the Lord in the Tent of witness.8 Now on the day after, Moses went into the Tent of witness; and he saw that Aaron's rod, the rod of the house of Levi, had put out buds, and was covered with buds and flowers and fruit.9 Then Moses took out all the rods from before the Lord, and gave them back to the children of Israel: and they saw them, and every man took his rod.10 And the Lord said to Moses, Put Aaron's rod back in front of the ark of witness, to be kept for a sign against this false-hearted people, so that you may put a stop to their outcries against me, and death may not overtake them.11 This Moses did: as the Lord gave orders, so he did.12 And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all.13 Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?

1 Et locutus est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens : 2 Loquere ad filios Isral, et accipe ab eis virgas singulas per cognationes suas, a cunctis principibus tribuum, virgas duodecim, et uniuscujusque nomen superscribes virg su. 3 Nomen autem Aaron erit in tribu Levi, et una virga cunctas seorsum familias continebit : 4 ponesque eas in tabernaculo fderis coram testimonio, ubi loquar ad te. 5 Quem ex his elegero, germinabit virga ejus : et cohibebo a me querimonias filiorum Isral, quibus contra vos murmurant. 6 Locutusque est Moyses ad filios Isral : et dederunt ei omnes principes virgas per singulas tribus : fueruntque virg duodecim absque virga Aaron. 7 Quas cum posuisset Moyses coram Domino in tabernaculo testimonii, 8 sequenti die regressus invenit germinasse virgam Aaron in domo Levi : et turgentibus gemmis eruperant flores, qui, foliis dilatatis, in amygdalas deformati sunt. 9 Protulit ergo Moyses omnes virgas de conspectu Domini ad cunctos filios Isral : videruntque, et receperunt singuli virgas suas. 10 Dixitque Dominus ad Moysen : Refer virgam Aaron in tabernaculum testimonii, ut servetur ibi in signum rebellium filiorum Isral, et quiescant querel eorum a me, ne moriantur. 11 Fecitque Moyses sicut prceperat Dominus. 12 Dixerunt autem filii Isral ad Moysen : Ecce consumpti sumus, omnes perivimus. 13 Quicumque accedit ad tabernaculum Domini, moritur. Num usque ad internecionem cuncti delendi sumus ?