¹ 耶和華對摩西說：

² 你曉諭以色列人，從他們手下取杖，每支派一根；從他們所有的首領，按著支派，共取十二根。你要將各人的名字寫在各人的杖上，

³ 並要將亞倫的名字寫在利未的杖上，因為各族長必有一根杖。

⁴ 你要把這些杖存在會幕內法櫃前，就是我與你們相會之處。

⁵ 後來我所揀選的那人，他的杖必發芽。這樣，我必使以色列人向你們所發的怨言止息，不再達到我耳中。

⁶ 於是摩西曉諭以色列人，他們的首領就把杖交給他，按著支派，每首領一根，共有十二根；亞倫的杖也在其中。

⁷ 摩西就把杖存在法櫃的帳幕內，在耶和華面前。

⁸ 第二天，摩西進法櫃的帳幕去。誰知利未族亞倫的杖已經發了芽，生了花苞，開了花，結了熟杏。

⁹ 摩西就把所有的杖從耶和華面前拿出來，給以色列眾人看；他們看見了，各首領就把自己的杖拿去。

¹⁰ 耶和華吩咐摩西說：把亞倫的杖還放在法櫃前，給這些背叛之子留作記號。這樣，你就使他們向我發的怨言止息，免得他們死亡。

¹¹ 摩西就這樣行。耶和華怎樣吩咐他，他就怎樣行了。

¹² 以色列人對摩西說：我們死喇！我們滅亡喇！都滅亡喇！

¹³ 凡挨近耶和華帳幕的是必死的。我們都要死亡麼？

³¹ Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

³² Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will love me."

³³ She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, "Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also." She named him Simeon.

³⁴ She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

³⁵ She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "This time will I praise Yahweh." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.