Douay Rheims Bible

Numbers 16

The Fourth Book of Moses, called Numbers

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Chapter 17

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  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:  

 

 

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  Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod.  

 

 

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  And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:  

 

 

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  And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to thee.  

 

 

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  Whomsoever of these I shall choose, his rod shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, wherewith they murmur against you.  

 

 

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  And Moses spoke to the children of Israel: and all the princes gave him rods one for every tribe: and there were twelve rods besides the rod of Aaron.  

 

 

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  And when Moses had laid them up before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony:  

 

 

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  He returned on the following day, and found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, was budded: and that the buds swelling it had bloomed blossoms, which spreading the leaves, were formed into almonds.  

 

 

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  Moses therefore brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they saw, and every one received their rods.  

 

 

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  And the Lord said to Moses: Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be kept there for a token of the rebellious children of Israel, and that their complaints may cease from me lest they die.  

 

 

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  And Moses did as the Lord had commanded.  

 

 

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  And the children of Israel said to Moses: Behold we are consumed, we all perish.  

 

 

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  Whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, he dieth. Are we all to a man to be utterly destroyed?  

 

 

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Numbers 18

 

 

 

 

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