Numbers 17:12
“And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.”
And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he.
And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
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Related Verses
“Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?”
“And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!”
“And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!”
“But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.”
“And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.”