Numbers 17:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 17:6 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 →
וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
מֹשֶׁ֜ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֵלָ֣יו
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּֽל
kôl
H3605
all
נְשִֽׂיאֵיהֶ֡ם
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
מַטֶּה֩
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
לְנָשִׂ֨יא
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
אֶחָ֜ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
מַטֶּ֨ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
לְנָשִׂ֤יא
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
אֶחָד֙
ʼechâd
H259
one
לְבֵ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
אֲבֹתָ֔ם
ʼâb
H1
father
שְׁנֵ֥ים
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עָשָׂ֖ר
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
מַטּ֑וֹת
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
וּמַטֵּ֥ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
אַהֲרֹ֖ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
בְּת֥וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
מַטּוֹתָֽם
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their leaders gave to him a staff for one leader, a staff for one leader, for the house of their fathers, 12 staffs. And the staff of Aaron in the midst of their staffs.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).