Aaron's Rod Is Laid Up ‘Before the Testimony' to Put an End to Their Murmuring (Numbers 17:10-11).
‘And Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion, that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they die not.” '
Then Yahweh told Moses to put Aaron's rod back ‘before the testimony'. It would be a permanent token to the rebellious, in order that their murmurings might cease, so that they would not need to die.
‘Thus did Moses, as Yahweh commanded him, so did he.'
And Moses did all that Yahweh had commanded him.