NUM 17:3 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (NUM 17:18) Καὶ τὸ ὄνομα Ἀαρὼν ἐπίγραψον ἐπὶ τῆς ῥάβδου Λευί· ἔστι γὰρ ῥάβδος μία· κατὰ φυλὴν οἴκου πατριῶν αὐτῶν δώσουσι.
(Kai to onoma Aʼarōn epigrapson epi taʸs ɽabdou Leui; esti gar ɽabdos mia; kata fulaʸn oikou patriōn autōn dōsousi.)

BrTr (NUM 17:18) And write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi; for it is one rod for each: they shall give them according to the tribe of the house of their families.

ULT And the name of Aaron you shall write on the staff of Levi, for one staff, is for the head of the house of their fathers.

UST There must be one walking stick for each man who leads each ancestral family. So, you must also include a stick for the descendants of Levi and write Aaron’s name on it.

BSB & MSB and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.

OEB No OEB NUM 17:3 book available

WEBBE & WMBB You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.

NET You must write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi; for one staff is for the head of every tribe.

LSV and you write Aaron’s name on the tribe of Levi; for one rod [is] for the head of their fathers’ house.

FBV and write Aaron's name on the walking stick of the tribe of Levi, because there has to be a walking stick for the head of each tribe.

T4T There must be one stick for the leader of each tribe, so you must carve Aaron’s name on the stick for the tribe of Levi.

LEB and the name of Aaron on the staff of Levi, because one staff is for the head of each of _⌊their families_⌋.[fn]

17:3 Literally “the house of their fathers”

BBE And let Aaron's name be placed on the rod of Levi: for there is to be one rod for the head of every family.

Moff No Moff NUM 17:3 book available

JPS No JPS NUM 17:18 verse available

ASV And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.

DRA And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:

YLT and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod [is] for the head of their fathers' house:

Drby And Aaron's name shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for one staff shall be for [each] head of their fathers' houses.

RV And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.
(And thou/you shalt/shall write Aaron’s name upon the rod/staff of Levi: for there shall be one rod/staff for each head of their fathers’ houses.)

SLT And Aaron’s name shalt thou write upon the rod of Levi: for one rod is for the head of the house of their fathers.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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/you shalt/shall write Aaron’s name upon the rod/staff of Levi: for one rod/staff shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.)

KJB-1611 And thou shalt write Aarons name vpon the rod of Leui: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And write Aarons name vpon the rodde of Leui: for euery rodde shalbe for ye head of the house of their fathers.
(And write Aaron’s name upon the rod/staff of Levi: for every rod/staff shall be for ye/you_all head of the house of their fathers.)

Gnva And write Aarons name vpon the rod of Leui: for euery rodde shalbe for the head of the house of their fathers.
(And write Aaron’s name upon the rod/staff of Levi: for every rod/staff shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.)

Cvdl But Aarons name shalt thou wryte vpon the staffe of Leui. For euery heade of their fathers house shal haue a staffe.
(But Aaron’s name shalt/shall thou/you write upon the staff of Levi. For every head of their fathers house shall have a staffe.)

Wycl forsothe the name of Aaron schal be in the lynage of Leuy, and o yerde schal conteyne alle the meynees of hem.
(for_certain/truly the name of Aaron shall be in the lineage of Levi, and o rod/stick shall conteyne all the households/companies of hem.)

Luth Verse alignment unavailable (unsupported).

ClVg Nomen autem Aaron erit in tribu Levi, et una virga cunctas seorsum familias continebit:
(Name however Aaron will_be in/into/on tribe Levi, and together rod/staff all apart/separately families will_contain:)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠אֵת֙ שֵׁ֣ם אַהֲרֹ֔ן תִּכְתֹּ֖ב עַל־מַטֵּ֣ה לֵוִ֑י כִּ֚י מַטֶּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ד לְ⁠רֹ֖אשׁ בֵּ֥ית אֲבוֹתָֽ⁠ם

and=DOM name_of ʼAhₐron's write on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in staff_of Lēvī that/for/because/then/when staff one(ms) [is]_for,the_head_of house_of their_fathers_of,their

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [And because one staff is for the head of the house of their fathers, the name of Aaron you shall write on the staff of Levi]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וְ⁠אֵת֙ שֵׁ֣ם אַהֲרֹ֔ן תִּכְתֹּ֖ב

and=DOM name_of ʼAhₐron's write

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the information about writing before the information about the name of Aaron. Alternate translation: [And you shall write the name of Aaron]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מַטֵּ֣ה לֵוִ֑י

staff_of Lēvī

By the staff of Levi, Yahweh means another staff in addition to the twelve from the previous verse. See the chapter introduction for more information. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [on another staff, the staff of Levi]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מַטֵּ֣ה לֵוִ֑י

staff_of Lēvī

Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe a staff that is characterized by representing the tribe of Levi. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the staff that represents Levi]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ⁠רֹ֖אשׁ

[is]_for,the_head_of

Here Yahweh is speaking as if the leader of a tribe were the head of a body. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is for the leader of]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בֵּ֥ית אֲבוֹתָֽ⁠ם

house_of their_fathers_of,their

See how you translated this phrase in [verse 2](../../num/17/02.md). Alternate translation: [each ancestral tribe]

Parallel NUM 17:3