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Text -- Numbers 17:1-8 (NET)
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The Budding of Aaron’s Staff
17:1 The Lord spoke to Moses :
17:2 “Speak to the Israelites , and receive from them a staff from each tribe , one from every tribal leader , twelve staffs ; you must write each man’s name on his staff .
17:3 You must write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi ; for one staff is for the head of every tribe .
17:4 You must place them in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant where I meet with you.
17:5 And the staff of the man whom I choose will blossom ; so I will rid myself of the complaints of the Israelites , which they murmur against you.”
17:6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites , and each of their leaders gave him a staff , one for each leader , according to their tribes – twelve staffs ; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs .
17:7 Then Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony .
17:8 On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony – and the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted , and brought forth buds , and produced blossoms , and yielded almonds !
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Aaron |
Levites |
Blindness |
WRITING, 1 |
PRIEST |
EZEKIEL, 2 |
Exodus |
Miracles |
AARON'S ROD |
Almond |
FATHER'S HOUSE, FATHERS' HOUSE |
Tabernacle |
Government |
MOSES |
FLOWERS |
Mercy Seat |
CHOOSE; CHOSEN |
GENEALOGY, 1-7 |
MURMUR; MURMURINGS |
WRITING, 2 |
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NET Notes: Num 17:1 Num 17:1 in the English Bible is 17:16 in the Hebrew text (BHS). See also the note on 16:36.
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NET Notes: Num 17:7 The name of the tent now attests to the centrality of the ark of the covenant. Instead of the “tent of meeting” (מוֹ...
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