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“Speak to the Israelites, and get 12 staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their tribes.[a] Write each man’s name on his staff. Write Aaron’s name on the staff for Levi because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe. Put them in the tent of meeting where I meet with you, in front of the words of my promise.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 17:2 There is a play on words here. Hebrew matteh can mean “staff” or “tribe.”

“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. Place them in the tent of meeting(D) in front of the ark of the covenant law,(E) where I meet with you.(F)

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