Numbers

Numbers 17:2–3

²“Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff, ³and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.

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Numbers 17:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Speak	דַּבֵּ֣ר׀	dab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and take	וְקַ֣ח	wə·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
from them	מֵֽאִתָּ֡ם	mê·’it·tām	Preposition-m; Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H854 with
twelve	שְׁנֵ֥ים	šə·nêm	Number - md	H8147 two
staffs	מַטּ֑וֹת	maṭ·ṭō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
from the leader	נְשִֽׂיאֵהֶם֙	nə·śî·’ê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5387 one lifted up
of each	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
tribe	אֲבֹתָ֔ם	’ă·ḇō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
Write	תִּכְתֹּ֖ב	tiḵ·tōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3789 write
each	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
man’s name	שְׁמ֔וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his staff	מַטֵּֽהוּ׃	maṭ·ṭê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4294 staff, rod, shaft

Numbers 17:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	וְאֵת֙	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
write	תִּכְתֹּ֖ב	tiḵ·tōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3789 write
Aaron’s	אַהֲרֹ֔ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
name	שֵׁ֣ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the staff	מַטֵּ֣ה	maṭ·ṭêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of Levi	לֵוִ֑י	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
because	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there must be one	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
staff	מַטֶּ֣ה	maṭ·ṭeh	Noun - masculine singular	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
for the head	לְרֹ֖אשׁ	lə·rōš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of each tribe	אֲבוֹתָֽם׃	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.