Numbers 17:3
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.
In other versions
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.
ASV
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.
BBE
And Aaron's name shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for one staff shall be for [each] head of their fathers' houses.
DBY
You shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.
WEB
and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod `is' for the head of their fathers' house:
YLT
And you shall write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
ENG
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.
WBT
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
BSB
In context
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.
3And 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.
4And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
5And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Aaron