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Chapter 17

Aaron’s Staff.[a] The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and take one staff from the leaders of each of the ancestral tribes, and write each of their names on the twelve staffs. Write Aaron’s name upon the staff of Levi, for there is one staff for the leader of each of the ancestral tribes.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 17:1 The word translated staff means both “staff of command” and “genealogical tree.”

The Budding of Aaron’s Staff

17 [a]The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs(A) from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes.(B) Write the name of each man on his staff. On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name,(C) for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 17:1 In Hebrew texts 17:1-13 is numbered 17:16-28.