3On the staff of Levi write Aaron's name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.


In Context

1 The Lord said to Moses,

2 "Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff.

3 On the staff of Levi write Aaron's name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.

4 Place them in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.

5 The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites."

Numbers 17:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers houses.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3And Aaron's name shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for one staff shall be for each head of their fathers' houses.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3You shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod is for the head of their fathers' house:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.