Berean Interlinear
Numbers
Chapter 17
                                                            And the LORD said to Moses,
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        Yah·weh
And the LORD
And the LORD
        
        ’el-
. . .
. . .
        
        way·ḏab·bêr
said to
said to
        
        mō·šeh
Moses
Moses
        
        lê·mōr
. . . ,
                            . . . ,
                                                            “Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        dab·bêr
“ Speak
“ Speak
        
        ’el-
to
to
        
        bə·nê
the Israelites
the Israelites
        
        yiś·rā·’êl
. . .
. . .
        
        wə·qaḥ
and take
and take
        
        mê·’it·tām
from them
from them
        
        šə·nêm
twelve
twelve
        
        ‘ā·śār
. . .
. . .
        
        maṭ·ṭō·wṯ
staffs ,
staffs ,
        
        maṭ·ṭeh
[one]
[one]
        
        maṭ·ṭeh
. . .
. . .
        
        ’āḇ
-
-
        
        mê·’êṯ
-
-
        
        lə·ḇêṯ
. . .
. . .
        
        nə·śî·’ê·hem
from the leader
from the leader
        
        kāl-
of each
of each
        
        ’ă·ḇō·ṯām
tribe
tribe
        
        lə·ḇêṯ
. . . .
. . . .
        
        tiḵ·tōḇ
Write
Write
        
        ’îš
each
each
        
        ’eṯ-
-
-
        
        šə·mōw
man’s name
man’s name
        
        ‘al-
on
on
        
        maṭ·ṭê·hū
his staff ,
                            his staff ,
                                                            and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wə·’êṯ
and
and
        
        tiḵ·tōḇ
write
write
        
        ’a·hă·rōn
Aaron’s
Aaron’s
        
        šêm
name
name
        
        ‘al-
on
on
        
        maṭ·ṭêh
the staff
the staff
        
        lê·wî
of Levi ,
of Levi ,
        
        kî
because
because
        
        ’e·ḥāḏ
there must be one
there must be one
        
        maṭ·ṭeh
staff
staff
        
        lə·rōš
for the head
for the head
        
        ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām
of each tribe
of each tribe
        
        bêṯ
. . . .
                            . . . .
                                                            Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wə·hin·naḥ·tām
Place [the staffs]
Place [the staffs]
        
        bə·’ō·hel
in the Tent
in the Tent
        
        mō·w·‘êḏ
of Meeting
of Meeting
        
        lip̄·nê
in front of
in front of
        
        hā·‘ê·ḏūṯ
the Testimony ,
the Testimony ,
        
        ’ă·šer
where
where
        
        ’iw·wā·‘êḏ
I meet
I meet
        
        lā·ḵem
with you
with you
        
        šām·māh
. . . .
                            . . . .
                                                            The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wə·hā·yāh
-
-
        
        maṭ·ṭê·hū
The staff
The staff
        
        hā·’îš
belonging to the man
belonging to the man
        
        ’ă·šer
-
-
        
        ’eḇ·ḥar-
I choose
I choose
        
        bōw
         
    
        
        yip̄·rāḥ
will sprout ,
will sprout ,
        
        wa·hă·šik·kō·ṯî
and I will rid
and I will rid
        
        mê·‘ā·lay
Myself
Myself
        
        ’eṯ-
-
-
        
        ’ă·šer
-
-
        
        tə·lun·nō·wṯ
of the constant grumbling
of the constant grumbling
        
        bə·nê
vvv
vvv
        
        yiś·rā·’êl
of the Israelites
of the Israelites
        
        hêm
-
-
        
        mal·lî·nim
-
-
        
        ‘ă·lê·ḵem
against you . ”
                            against you . ”
                                                            So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        mō·šeh
So Moses
So Moses
        
        way·ḏab·bêr
spoke
spoke
        
        ’el-
to
to
        
        bə·nê
the Israelites
the Israelites
        
        yiś·rā·’êl
. . . ,
. . . ,
        
        kāl-
and each
and each
        
        nə·śî·’ê·hem
of their leaders
of their leaders
        
        way·yit·tə·nū
gave him
gave him
        
        ’ê·lāw
. . .
. . .
        
        ’e·ḥāḏ
a
a
        
        maṭ·ṭeh
staff —
staff —
        
        lə·nā·śî
         
    
        
        maṭ·ṭeh
one
one
        
        ’e·ḥāḏ
for each
for each
        
        lə·nā·śî
of the leaders
of the leaders
        
        ’ă·ḇō·ṯām
of their tribes
of their tribes
        
        lə·ḇêṯ
. . . ,
. . . ,
        
        šə·nêm
twelve
twelve
        
        ‘ā·śār
. . .
. . .
        
        maṭ·ṭō·wṯ
staffs in all .
staffs in all .
        
        ’a·hă·rōn
And Aaron’s
And Aaron’s
        
        ū·maṭ·ṭêh
staff
staff
        
        bə·ṯō·wḵ
was among
was among
        
        maṭ·ṭō·w·ṯām
[them] .
                            [them] .
                                                            Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        mō·šeh
Then Moses
Then Moses
        
        way·yan·naḥ
placed
placed
        
        ’eṯ-
-
-
        
        ham·maṭ·ṭōṯ
the staffs
the staffs
        
        lip̄·nê
before
before
        
        Yah·weh
the LORD
the LORD
        
        bə·’ō·hel
in the Tent
in the Tent
        
        hā·‘ê·ḏuṯ
of the Testimony .
                            of the Testimony .
                                                            The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        way·hî
-
-
        
        mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ
The next day
The next day
        
        mō·šeh
Moses
Moses
        
        way·yā·ḇō
entered
entered
        
        ’el-
. . .
. . .
        
        ’ō·hel
the Tent
the Tent
        
        hā·‘ê·ḏūṯ
of the Testimony
of the Testimony
        
        wə·hin·nêh
and saw
and saw
        
        ’a·hă·rōn
that Aaron’s
that Aaron’s
        
        maṭ·ṭêh-
staff ,
staff ,
        
        lə·ḇêṯ
representing the house
representing the house
        
        lê·wî
of Levi ,
of Levi ,
        
        pā·raḥ
had sprouted ,
had sprouted ,
        
        way·yō·ṣê
put forth
put forth
        
        p̄e·raḥ
buds ,
buds ,
        
        way·yā·ṣêṣ
blossomed
blossomed
        
        ṣîṣ
. . . ,
. . . ,
        
        way·yiḡ·mōl
and produced
and produced
        
        šə·qê·ḏîm
almonds .
                            almonds .
                                                            Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        mō·šeh
Then Moses
Then Moses
        
        ’eṯ-
-
-
        
        way·yō·ṣê
brought out
brought out
        
        kāl-
all
all
        
        ham·maṭ·ṭōṯ
the staffs
the staffs
        
        Yah·weh
from the LORD’s
from the LORD’s
        
        mil·lip̄·nê
presence
presence
        
        ’el-
to
to
        
        kāl-
all
all
        
        bə·nê
the Israelites
the Israelites
        
        yiś·rā·’êl
. . . .
. . . .
        
        way·yir·’ū
They saw them ,
They saw them ,
        
        ’îš
and each man
and each man
        
        way·yiq·ḥū
took
took
        
        maṭ·ṭê·hū
his own staff .
                            his own staff .
                                                            The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        lə·’ō·wṯ
as a sign
as a sign
        
        liḇ·nê-
for the rebellious
for the rebellious
        
        me·rî
. . . ,
. . . ,
        
        ū·ṯə·ḵal
so that you may put an end
so that you may put an end
        
        tə·lūn·nō·ṯām
to their grumbling
to their grumbling
        
        mê·‘ā·lay
against Me ,
against Me ,
        
        wə·lō
lest
lest
        
        yā·mu·ṯū
they die . ”
they die . ”
        
        Yah·weh
The LORD
The LORD
        
        way·yō·mer
said
said
        
        ’el-
to
to
        
        mō·šeh
Moses ,
Moses ,
        
        hā·šêḇ
“ Put
“ Put
        
        ’a·hă·rōn
Aaron’s
Aaron’s
        
        maṭ·ṭêh
staff
staff
        
        ’eṯ-
-
-
        
        lip̄·nê
{back} in front of
{back} in front of
        
        hā·‘ê·ḏūṯ
the Testimony ,
the Testimony ,
        
        lə·miš·me·reṯ
to be kept
                            to be kept
                                                            So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        mō·šeh
So Moses
So Moses
        
        way·ya·‘aś
did
did
        
        ka·’ă·šer
as
as
        
        Yah·weh
the LORD
the LORD
        
        ’ō·ṯōw
-
-
        
        kên
-
-
        
        ‘ā·śāh
. . .
. . .
        
        ṣiw·wāh
had commanded him .
                            had commanded him .
                                                            Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        bə·nê
Then the Israelites
Then the Israelites
        
        yiś·rā·’êl
. . .
. . .
        
        way·yō·mə·rū
declared
declared
        
        ’el-
to
to
        
        mō·šeh
Moses ,
Moses ,
        
        lê·mōr
. . .
. . .
        
        hên
“ Look ,
“ Look ,
        
        gā·wa‘·nū
we are perishing !
we are perishing !
        
        ’ā·ḇaḏ·nū
We are lost ;
We are lost ;
        
        kul·lā·nū
we are all
we are all
        
        ’ā·ḇaḏ·nū
lost !
                            lost !
                                                            Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kōl
Anyone
Anyone
        
        haq·qā·rêḇ
who comes near
who comes near
        
        haq·qā·rêḇ
. . .
. . .
        
        ’el-
. . .
. . .
        
        miš·kan
the tabernacle
the tabernacle
        
        Yah·weh
of the LORD
of the LORD
        
        yā·mūṯ
will die .
will die .
        
        ha·’im
. . .
. . .
        
        tam·nū
Are we all
Are we all
        
        liḡ·wō·a‘
going to perish ? ”
                            going to perish ? ”