So Moses spoke to the Israelites. Each of the twelve leaders gave him a walking stick—one from each tribe—and Aaron’s walking stick was among them.
Hold the sticks on which you wrote these names in your hand so the people can see them.
All the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron, and all the people said to them, “We wish we had died in Egypt or in this desert.
Don’t turn against the Lord! Don’t be afraid of the people in that land! We will chew them up. They have no protection, but the Lord is with us. So don’t be afraid of them.”
I will choose one man whose walking stick will begin to grow leaves; in this way I will stop the Israelites from always complaining against you.”
Moses put them before the Lord in the Tent of the Agreement.