מטה. י"א כי מטה לוי איננו מטה האלהים כי כבר היה ניכר ומה צורך לכתוב עליו שם אהרן וי"א כי המטה היה כשאר המטות אין הפרש ביניהם וזה הישר בעיני: RODS. Some say that the rod of Levi is not God’s rod, for God’s rod was already known.30According to this view the rod of the Lord (the rod employed by Moses to perform miracles in Egypt) was made of different material from that of the other rods. Why then write Aaron’s name on it.31If the rod of the tribe of Levi was God’s rod. Others say that the rod32God’s rod. was like the other rods. There was no difference between them.33According to this view the rod of God was the rod of the tribe of Levi. In this opinion God’s rod was made of the same material as all the other rods. Hence it was necessary to write Aaron’s name on it (Filwarg). This interpretation appears correct to me.
וטעם לבית אב. שבטי ישראל כמו ראובן ושמעון: [ONE FOR EACH FATHER’S HOUSE.] Each father’s house means each tribe. Reuben and Simeon are examples.34Of tribes and fathers’ houses.