unfoldingWord_en_tn/num/17/03.md

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# Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues speaking to Moses.
# Levi's staff
The name Levi here refers to the tribe of Levi.
# for each leader from his ancestors' tribe
Here "his" refers to "each leader."
# the covenant decrees
The phrase "the covenant decrees" refers to the box that held the tablets that the covenant decrees were written on. AT: "the ark of the covenant" or "the box that holds the covenant decrees" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
# the staff of the man whom I choose will bud
"buds will start to grow on the staff of the man whom I choose"
# cause the complaints from the people of Israel to stop, which they are speaking against you
Here "complaints" is an abstract noun that can be expressed as a verb. AT: "make the people of Israel stop complaining against you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/aaron]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/levite]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tentofmeeting]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/decree]]