| 第1段 | |
| 中文： | 耶和华对摩西说， |
| 英文： | And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, |
| 第2段 | |
| 中文： | 你晓谕以色列人，从他们手下取杖，每支派一根。从他们所有的首领，按着支派，共取十二根。你要将各人的名字写在各人的杖上， |
| 英文： | Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. |
| 第3段 | |
| 中文： | 并要将亚伦的名字写在利未的杖上，因为各族长必有一根杖。 |
| 英文： | And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. |
| 第4段 | |
| 中文： | 你要把这些杖存在会幕内法柜前，就是我与你们相会之处。 |
| 英文： | And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. |
| 第5段 | |
| 中文： | 后来我所拣选的那人，他的杖必发芽。这样，我必使以色列人向你们所发的怨言止息，不再达到我耳中。 |
| 英文： | And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. |
| 第6段 | |
| 中文： | 于是摩西晓谕以色列人，他们的首领就把杖交给他，按着支派，每首领一根，共有十二根。亚伦的杖也在其中。 |
| 英文： | And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. |
| 第7段 | |
| 中文： | 摩西就把杖存在法柜的帐幕内，在耶和华面前。 |
| 英文： | And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness. |
| 第8段 | |
| 中文： | 第二天，摩西进法柜的帐幕去。谁知利未族亚伦的杖已经发了芽，生了花苞，开了花，结了熟杏。 |
| 英文： | And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. |
| 第9段 | |
| 中文： | 摩西就把所有的杖从耶和华面前拿出来，给以色列众人看。他们看见了，各首领就把自己的杖拿去。 |
| 英文： | And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod. |
| 第10段 | |
| 中文： | 耶和华吩咐摩西说，把亚伦的杖还放在法柜前，给这些背叛之子留作记号。这样，你就使他们向我发的怨言止息，免得他们死亡。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第11段 | |
| 中文： | 摩西就这样行。耶和华怎样吩咐他，他就怎样行了。 |
| 英文： | And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he. |
| 第12段 | |
| 中文： | 以色列人对摩西说，我们死喇。我们灭亡喇。都灭亡喇。 |
| 英文： | And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. |
| 第13段 | |
| 中文： | 凡挨近耶和华帐幕的是必死的。我们都要死亡吗， |
| 英文： | Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying? |