The Meaning of Numbers 17:3 Explained

Numbers 17:3

KJV: 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.

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

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

ASV: 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.

Discover Numbers 17:3

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 17:3?

MEANING: What does Numbers 17:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 17:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 17:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Numbers 17:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 17:1-13 - The Budding Of Aaron's Rod
The controversy about the priesthood needed authoritative settlement, and to remove all grounds of dissension a notable sign was wrought on Aaron's rod. "The man whom I shall choose, his rod shall bud." This is an eternal principle. There is an indissoluble connection between God's choice and our fruitfulness. "I have chosen you and ordained you," said our Lord, "that ye should go and bring forth fruit."
In the Epistle to the Hebrews we learn that Aaron's budding rod symbolized our Lord's unwithering priesthood. See Hebrews 7:24. He seemed as a root out of the dry ground; but in the grave the rod of Jesse began to bud and blossom and bear fruit. We may seem to be mere bare rods, but if we become united to Christ by a living faith we shall partake of His strength and beauty. "A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven." "From me is thy fruit found," Hosea 14:8. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 17

1  Aaron's rod, among all the rods of the tribes, only flourishes
10  It is left for a monument against the rebels

What do the individual words in Numbers 17:3 mean?

And name of Aaron you shall write on the rod of Levi for there shall be rod one for the head of house [each] father
וְאֵת֙ שֵׁ֣ם אַהֲרֹ֔ן תִּכְתֹּ֖ב עַל־ מַטֵּ֣ה לֵוִ֑י כִּ֚י מַטֶּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ד לְרֹ֖אשׁ בֵּ֥ית אֲבוֹתָֽם

שֵׁ֣ם  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
אַהֲרֹ֔ן  of  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
תִּכְתֹּ֖ב  you  shall  write 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: כָּתַב  
Sense: to write, record, enrol.
מַטֵּ֣ה  the  rod 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
לֵוִ֑י  of  Levi 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי 
Sense: the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites.
כִּ֚י  for  there  shall  be 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
מַטֶּ֣ה  rod 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
אֶחָ֔ד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
לְרֹ֖אשׁ  for  the  head 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
בֵּ֥ית  of  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֲבוֹתָֽם  [each]  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.

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