Numbers 17
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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דַּבֵּ֣ר׀speakאֶל־toבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelוְקַ֣חand takeמֵֽאִתָּ֡םfrom with themמַטֶּ֣הa rodמַטֶּה֩a rodלְבֵ֨יתfor the house ofאָ֜בan ancestorמֵאֵ֤תfrom withכָּל־allנְשִֽׂיאֵהֶם֙leaders theirלְבֵ֣יתto the house ofאֲבֹתָ֔םancestors theirשְׁנֵ֥יםtwo plusעָשָׂ֖רtenמַטּ֑וֹתrodsאִ֣ישׁeachאֶת־obj.שְׁמ֔וֹname hisתִּכְתֹּ֖בyou will writeעַל־onמַטֵּֽהוּ׃rod his
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וְהָיָ֗הand it will beהָאִ֛ישׁthe manאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomאֶבְחַר־I will chooseבּ֖וֹin the himמַטֵּ֣הוּrod hisיִפְרָ֑חit will budוַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣יand I will put an end toמֵֽעָלַ֗יfrom on the meאֶת־obj.תְּלֻנּוֹת֙the grumblings ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichהֵ֥םtheyמַלִּינִ֖םare grumblingעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃on you
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וַיְדַבֵּ֨רand he spokeמֹשֶׁ֜הMosesאֶל־toבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelוַיִּתְּנ֣וּand they gaveאֵלָ֣יו׀to himכָּֽל־allנְשִֽׂיאֵיהֶ֡םleaders theirמַטֶּה֩a rodלְנָשִׂ֨יאfor a leaderאֶחָ֜דoneמַטֶּ֨הa rodלְנָשִׂ֤יאfor a leaderאֶחָד֙oneלְבֵ֣יתto the house ofאֲבֹתָ֔םancestors theirשְׁנֵ֥יםtwo plusעָשָׂ֖רtenמַטּ֑וֹתrodsוּמַטֵּ֥הand the rod ofאַהֲרֹ֖ןAaronבְּת֥וֹךְwas in amongמַטּוֹתָֽם׃rods their
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וַיְהִ֣יand it wasמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תfrom the next dayוַיָּבֹ֤אand he wentמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesאֶל־intoאֹ֣הֶלthe tent ofהָעֵד֔וּתthe testimonyוְהִנֵּ֛הand there!פָּרַ֥חit had buddedמַטֵּֽה־the rod ofאַהֲרֹ֖ןAaronלְבֵ֣יתof the house ofלֵוִ֑יLeviוַיֹּ֤צֵֽאand it had put forthפֶ֙רַח֙budsוַיָּ֣צֵֽץand it had blossomedצִ֔יץblossomוַיִּגְמֹ֖לand it had ripenedשְׁקֵדִֽים׃almonds
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֗הMosesהָשֵׁ֞בput backאֶת־obj.מַטֵּ֤הthe rod ofאַהֲרֹן֙Aaronלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהָעֵד֔וּתthe testimonyלְמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתfor keepingלְא֖וֹתfor a signלִבְנֵי־for the sons ofמֶ֑רִיrebellionוּתְכַ֧לand may you put an end toתְּלוּנֹּתָ֛םgrumblings theirמֵעָלַ֖יfrom on the meוְלֹ֥אand notיָמֻֽתוּ׃they will die
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