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    "chapter": 17
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        "n": 1,
        "refId": "NUM-17:1",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.1",
        "text": "And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,"
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        "n": 2,
        "refId": "NUM-17:2",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.2",
        "text": "Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers` house, of all their princes according to their fathers` houses, twelve rods: write thou every man`s name upon his rod."
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        "n": 3,
        "refId": "NUM-17:3",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.3",
        "text": "And thou shalt write Aaron`s name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers` houses."
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        "n": 4,
        "refId": "NUM-17:4",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.4",
        "text": "And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you."
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        "n": 5,
        "refId": "NUM-17:5",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.5",
        "text": "And it shall come to pass, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you."
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        "n": 6,
        "refId": "NUM-17:6",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.6",
        "text": "And Moses spake unto the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers` houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "NUM-17:7",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.7",
        "text": "And Moses laid up the rods before Jehovah in the tent of the testimony."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "NUM-17:8",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.8",
        "text": "And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bare ripe almonds."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "NUM-17:9",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.9",
        "text": "And Moses brought out all the rods from before Jehovah unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "NUM-17:10",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.10",
        "text": "And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that thou mayest make an end of their murmurings against me, that they die not."
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "NUM-17:11",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.11",
        "text": "Thus did Moses: as Jehovah commanded him, so did he."
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        "n": 12,
        "refId": "NUM-17:12",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.12",
        "text": "And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone."
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        "n": 13,
        "refId": "NUM-17:13",
        "verseRef": "Num.17.13",
        "text": "Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah, dieth: shall we perish all of us?"
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