Numbers 17:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 17:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאֵת֙
ʼêth
H853
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שֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
אַהֲרֹ֔ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
תִּכְתֹּ֖ב
kâthab
H3789
to write
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מַטֵּ֣ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
לֵוִ֑י
Lêvîy
H3878
Levi
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
מַטֶּ֣ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
אֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
לְרֹ֖אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
אֲבוֹתָֽם
ʼâb
H1
father
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the name of Aaron you shall write on the staff of Levi, for one staff for the head of the house of their fathers.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).