Numbers 17:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Speakדַּבֵּ֣ר
(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 getוְקַ֣ח
(ve·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
from them a rodמַטֶּ֣ה
(mat·teh)
4294: a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribefrom natah
for each father'sאָ֜ב
(av)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
household:לְבֵ֨ית
(le·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים
(she·neim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
rods,מַטֶּה֩
(mat·teh)
4294: a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribefrom natah
from allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
their leadersנְשִֽׂיאֵהֶם֙
(ne·si·'e·hem)
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
You shall writeתִּכְתֹּ֖ב
(tich·tov)
3789: to writea prim. root
eachאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
nameשְׁמֹ֔ו
(she·mov,)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
on his rod,מַטֹּ֑ות
(mat·to·vt;)
4294: a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribefrom natah


















KJV Lexicon
Speak
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 take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
of every one of them a rod
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
according to the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of 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-.
of all 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.
according to the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of 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-.
twelve
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
`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).
rods
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
write
kathab  (kaw-thab')
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
thou every man's
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
upon his rod
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Speak to the sons of Israel, and get from them a rod for each father's household: twelve rods, from all their leaders according to their fathers' households. You shall write each name on his rod,

King James Bible
Speak 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral house, 12 staffs from all the leaders of their ancestral houses. Write each man's name on his staff.

International Standard Version
"Tell the Israelis to take a rod—one from each ancestral house, that is, one from every leader, for a total of twelve rods. Write each tribal name on his rod.

NET Bible
"Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, one from every tribal leader, twelve staffs; you must write each man's name on his staff.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Speak to the Israelites, and get 12 staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their tribes. Write each man's name on his staff.

King James 2000 Bible
Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their leaders according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write every man's name upon his rod.
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