8The following morning, when he/I went into the tent, he/I saw that Aaron's stick, which represented the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, it had produced leaves and blossoms, and it had also produced almonds that were ripe!
9Moses/I brought all the sticks out of the Sacred Tent and showed them to the people. Each of the twelve leaders took back his own stick.
10Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Put Aaron's stick in front of the sacred chest, and let it stay there permanently. That will be a warning to people who want to rebel against me. Then no more people will die because of complaining against me.”
11So Moses/I did what Yahweh had commanded.
12Then the Israeli people said to Moses/me, “We are going to die! All of us are surely going to die!
Numbers 17
Numbers 17:8-12