Numbers 17
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2Speak 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.
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.
4And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
5And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
6And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
8And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
9And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
10And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
11And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
12And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
13Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- מַטֶּהmaṭṭehH429417× in this chapter
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
- אֵלʼêlH4139× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- מֹשֶׁהMôshehH48728× in this chapter
Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- אֵתʼêthH8537× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- בֵּןbênH11216× in this chapter
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., (like father or brother), etc.)
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH30686× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- כֹּלkôlH36056× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- בַּיִתbayithH10045× in this chapter
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlH34785× in this chapter
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- עַלʻalH59215× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- אָבʼâbH14× in this chapter
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- אַהֲרוֹןʼAhărôwnH1754× in this chapter
Aharon, the brother of Moses
- נָשִׂיאnâsîyʼH53874× in this chapter
properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
- אָמַרʼâmarH5594× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- עֵדוּתʻêdûwthH57154× in this chapter
testimony
- פָּנִיםpânîymH64404× in this chapter
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH8344× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- אֹהֶלʼôhelH1683× in this chapter
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- דָבַרdâbarH16963× in this chapter
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- אֶחָדʼechâdH2593× in this chapter
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- אִישׁʼîyshH3763× in this chapter
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)
- גָּוַעgâvaʻH14782× in this chapter
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
- הָיָהhâyâhH19612× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- יָצָאyâtsâʼH33182× in this chapter
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- כָּתַבkâthabH37892× in this chapter
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- לֵוִיLêvîyH38782× in this chapter
Levi, a son of Jacob
- לָקַחlâqachH39472× in this chapter
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- מוּתmûwthH41912× in this chapter
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- נוּחַnûwachH51172× in this chapter
to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)
- אָבַדʼâbadH62× in this chapter
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- עָשָׂהʻâsâhH62132× in this chapter
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- עָשָׂרʻâsârH62402× in this chapter
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
- פָּרַחpârachH65242× in this chapter
to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
- קָרֵבqârêbH71312× in this chapter
near
- שֵׁםshêmH80342× in this chapter
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- שְׁנַיִםshᵉnayimH81472× in this chapter
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- תְּלוּנָהtᵉlûwnâhH85192× in this chapter
a grumbling
- אֵתʼêthH8542× in this chapter
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
- גָּמַלgâmalH15801× in this chapter
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
- הֵםhêmH19921× in this chapter
they (only used when emphatic)