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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. (KJV)

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וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 1

שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name of

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 2

אַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonAaron

Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Aaron

Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 3

תִּכְתֹּ֖בtikh.Toyou will write

Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to write

Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 4

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 5

מַטֵּ֣הma.Teh[the] rod of

Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: tribe: rod

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 6

לֵוִ֑יle.ViLevi

Lemma: לֵוִי (le.vi) · Strong's: H3878

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Levi

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 29:34, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:11, Genesis 49:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3878; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 7

כִּ֚יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 8

מַטֶּ֣הma.Teha rod

Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: tribe: rod

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 9

אֶחָ֔ד'e.Chadone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 10

לְרֹ֖אשׁle.Rosh[is] for [the] head of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head: leader

Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 11

בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 12

אֲבוֹתָֽם\׃'a.vo.Tamancestors their

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Numbers 17:3 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

and	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
write	→	כָּתַב H3789 to write
Aaron’s	→	אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron
name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the staff	→	מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod
of Levi	→	לֵוִי H3878 Levi
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
there must be one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
staff	→	מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod
for the head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader
of each tribe	→	אָב H0001G father
. . .	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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