Numbers 17:8-12

⁸On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.

⁹Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.

¹⁰The LORD said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”

¹¹Moses did so. As the LORD commanded him, so he did.

¹²The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!