Numbers 17:3

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Numbers 17:3


← Numbers 17:2 Numbers 17:3 (KJV) Numbers 17:4 →
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.
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.
And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And thou shalt writeH3789 Aaron'sH175 nameH8034 upon the rodH4294 of LeviH3878: for oneH259 rodH4294 shall be for the headH7218 of the houseH1004 of their fathersH1.


Original Hebrew

וְאֵת שֵׁם אַהֲרֹן תִּכְתֹּב עַל־מַטֵּה לֵוִי כִּי מַטֶּה אֶחָד לְרֹאשׁ בֵּית אֲבֹותָם׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וְ/אֵת֙
ve./'Et H853 HC/To and/ (obj.)
שֵׁ֣ם
shem H8034 HNcmsc (the) name of
אַהֲרֹ֔ן
'a.ha.Ron H175 HNp Aaron
תִּכְתֹּ֖ב
tikh.To H3789 HVqi2ms you will write
עַל
'al- H5921 HR on
מַטֵּ֣ה
ma.Teh H4294 HNcmsc (the) rod of
לֵוִ֑י
le.Vi H3878 HNp Levi
כִּ֚י
ki H3588 HC for
מַטֶּ֣ה
ma.Teh H4294 HNcmsa a rod
אֶחָ֔ד
'e.Chad H259 HAcmsa one
לְ/רֹ֖אשׁ
le./Rosh H7218 HR/Ncmsc (is) for/ (the) head of
בֵּ֥ית
beit H1004 HNcmsc (the) house of
אֲבוֹתָֽ/ם
'a.vo.Ta/m H1 HNcmpc/Sp3mp ancestors/ their
Strong's References
  • H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
  • H175 — אַהֲרוֹן (ʼAhărôwn, a-har-one'): of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses; Aaron.
  • H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): a numeral from אָחַד (ʼâchad) H258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
  • H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
  • H3789 — כָּתַב (kâthab, kaw-thab'): a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe); describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
  • H3878 — לֵוִי (Lêvîy, lay-vee'): from לָוָה (lâvâh) H3867; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob; Levi. See also לֵוִי (Lêvîy) H3879, לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy) H3881.
  • H4294 — מַטֶּה (maṭṭeh, mat-teh'): or (feminine) מַטָּה (maṭṭâh); from נָטָה (nâṭâh) H5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread); rod, staff, tribe.
  • H7218 — רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, roshe): from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
  • H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from שׂוּם (sûwm) H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim) H8064); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
  • H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Cross References

Reciprocal references (5): Numbers 1:4, 2 Chronicles 31:17, Ezekiel 37:16, Hebrews 5:4, Hebrews 7:5

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