Numbers 17:4-6

Expanded Bible

⁴ Put them in the Meeting Tent in front of the ·Ark of the Agreement [Treaty; Covenant; ^LTestimony; Ex. 25:10], where I meet with you. ⁵ I will choose one man whose ·walking stick [staff] will begin to grow leaves [^Cindicating God’s affirmation]; in this way I will stop the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] from always ·complaining [grumbling] against you.”

⁶ So Moses spoke to the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel]. Each of the twelve leaders gave him a ·walking stick [staff]—one from each ·tribe [family; ^Lhouse of their fathers]—and Aaron’s ·walking stick [staff] was among them.