Strong's Lexicon and וְאֵת֙ (wə·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative write תִּכְתֹּ֖ב (tiḵ·tōḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3789: 1) to write, record, enrol 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 1a3) to register, enrol, record 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be written 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 1c) (Piel) to continue writing Aaron’s אַהֲרֹ֔ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 175: Aaron = 'light bringer' 1) brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest name שֵׁ֣ם (šêm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although the staff מַטֵּ֣ה (maṭ·ṭêh) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4294: 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally) of Levi, לֵוִ֑י (lê·wî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3878: Levi = 'joined to' 1) the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites because כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore there must be one אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) staff מַטֶּ֣ה (maṭ·ṭeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4294: 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally) for the head לְרֹ֖אשׁ (lə·rōš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum of each tribe אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleand write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe. Young's Literal Translation and Aaron’s name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod [is] for the head of their fathers’ house: Holman Christian Standard Bible Write Aaron’s name on Levi’s staff, because there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral house. New American Standard Bible and write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there is one rod for the head [of each] of their fathers' households. King James Bible And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod [shall be] for the head of the house of their fathers. Parallel Verses New International Version On the staff of Levi write Aaron's name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe. New Living Translation Inscribe Aaron's name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe. English Standard Version and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each fathers’ house. New American Standard Bible and write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there is one rod for the head of each of their fathers' households. King James Bible And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. Holman Christian Standard Bible Write Aaron's name on Levi's staff, because there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral house. International Standard Version You are also to write Aaron's name on the tribe of Levi, since there is to be one rod for every leader of their ancestral tribes. NET Bible You must write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi; for one staff is for the head of every tribe. American Standard Version And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers houses. English Revised Version And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses. Young's Literal Translation and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod is for the head of their fathers' house: Cross References Numbers 17:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. Numbers 17:4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. Ezekiel 37:16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: Numbers 1:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, Numbers 17:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Numbers 16:50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed. Numbers 17:5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. Numbers 17:6 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. Jump to Previous Aaron's Ancestral Head House Households Houses Levi Placed Rod Staff Tribe WriteJump to Next Aaron's Ancestral Head House Households Houses Levi Placed Rod Staff Tribe WriteLinks Numbers 17:3 NIVNumbers 17:3 NLT Numbers 17:3 ESV Numbers 17:3 NASB Numbers 17:3 KJV Numbers 17:3 Bible Apps Numbers 17:3 Parallel Numbers 17:3 Biblia Paralela Numbers 17:3 Chinese Bible Numbers 17:3 French Bible Numbers 17:3 German Bible Numbers 17:3 Commentaries Bible Hub |