Numbers 17:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜ה
(mo·sheh)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
therefore spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨ר
(vay·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
to the sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and allכָּֽל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
their leadersנְשִֽׂיאֵיהֶ֡ם
(ne·si·'ei·hem)
5387a: one lifted up, a chief, princefrom nasa
gaveוַיִּתְּנ֣וּ
(vai·yit·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
him a rodמַטֶּה֩
(mat·teh)
4294: a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribefrom natah
apiece,אֶחָ֜ד
(e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
for eachאֶחָד֙
(e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
leaderלְנָשִׂ֨יא
(le·na·si)
5387a: one lifted up, a chief, princefrom nasa
according to their fathers'אֲבֹתָ֔ם
(a·vo·tam,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
households,לְבֵ֣ית
(le·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים
(she·neim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
rods,מַטֶּ֨ה
(mat·teh)
4294: a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribefrom natah
with the rodמַטֹּ֑ות
(mat·to·vt;)
4294: a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribefrom natah
of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן
(a·ha·ron)
175: an elder brother of Mosesof uncertain derivation
amongבְּתֹ֥וךְ
(be·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
their rods.וּמַטֵּ֥ה
(u·mat·teh)
4294: a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribefrom natah


















KJV Lexicon
And Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
spake
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
unto the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and every one of their princes
nasiy'  (naw-see')
an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
him a rod
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
apiece for each prince
nasiy'  (naw-see')
an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
nasiy'  (naw-see')
an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
according to their fathers'
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
houses
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
even twelve
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
rods
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
and the rod
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
of Aaron
'Aharown  (a-har-one')
Aharon, the brother of Moses -- Aaron.
was among
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
their rods
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Moses therefore spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers' households, twelve rods, with the rod of Aaron among their rods.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each of the leaders of their ancestral houses, 12 staffs in all. Aaron's staff was among them.

International Standard Version
So Moses spoke to the Israelis, and each of the tribe leaders gave him a rod, one for each leader, according to their ancestral tribes, for a total of twelve rods. Aaron's rod was one of them.

NET Bible
So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each leader, according to their tribes--twelve staffs; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Moses spoke to the Israelites. Their leaders gave him 12 staffs, one from the leader of each of their tribes. Aaron's staff was among them.

King James 2000 Bible
And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, and every one of their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
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