translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: NUM

label: NET study note

text: Num 17:1 in the English Bible is 17:16 in the Hebrew text ( BHS ). See also the note on 16:36 .


text: There is no clear answer why the tribe of Levi had used an almond staff. The almond tree is one of the first to bud in the spring, and its white blossoms are a beautiful sign that winter is over. Its name became a name for “watcher”; Jeremiah plays on this name for God’s watching over his people ( 1:11-12 ).


text: Num 17:13 in the English Bible is 17:28 in the Hebrew text ( BHS ). See also the note on 16:36 .