Numbers 7:3

7:3 They brought ¹  their offering before the Lord, six covered carts ²  and twelve oxen – one cart for every two of the leaders, and an ox for each one; and they presented them in front of the tabernacle.

Numbers 17:2

17:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, ³  one from every tribal leader, ⁴  twelve staffs; you must write each man’s name on his staff.

Numbers 17:6

17:6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each leader, ⁵  according to their tribes ⁶  – twelve staffs; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.

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¹ tn Heb “and they brought.”

² sn For a discussion and drawings, see W. S. McCullough, IDB 1:540. But see also D. J. Wiseman, IBD 1:254.

³ tn Heb “receive from them a rod, a rod from the house of a father.”

⁴ tn Heb “from every leader of them according to their fathers’ house.”

⁵ tn Heb “a rod for one leader, a rod for one leader.”

⁶ tn Heb “the house of their fathers.”