| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 17:2:1 ⧉דַּבֵּ֤רdaberSpeak Numbers 17:2:2 ⧉אֶל־בְּנֵ֣יelbeneito the sons of Numbers 17:2:3 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael Numbers 17:2:4 ⧉וְקַ֖חvekakhand take Numbers 17:2:5 ⧉מֵאִתָּ֑םmeeettamfrom them Numbers 17:2:6 ⧉מַטֶּהmateha staff Numbers 17:2:7 ⧉מַטֶּהmateha staff Numbers 17:2:8 ⧉לְבֵיתleveitfor the house of Numbers 17:2:9 ⧉אָבavfather Numbers 17:2:10 ⧉מֵאֵתmeetfrom Numbers 17:2:11 ⧉כָּל־נְשִׂיאֵהֶ֖םkolnesieihemeach of their chiefs Numbers 17:2:12 ⧉לְבֵיתleveitfor the house of Numbers 17:2:13 ⧉אֲבוֹתָ֑םavotamof their fathers Numbers 17:2:14 ⧉שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֗רshneimasartwelve Numbers 17:2:15 ⧉מַטּוֹתmatotstaffs Numbers 17:2:16 ⧉אִישׁeesheach man Numbers 17:2:17 ⧉אֶת־שְׁמוֹetshmohis name Numbers 17:2:18 ⧉תִּכְתֹּ֖בtiktovyou shall write Numbers 17:2:19 ⧉עַל־מַטֵּהוּ׃almatehhuon his staff |
| 2. Formal Translation Speak to the sons of Israel and take from them a staff from each of all their leaders, according to the house of their fathers, twelve staffs in all. You shall write each man’s name on his staff. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation Tell the people of Israel to gather one staff from each tribal leader—one for every ancestral family—for a total of twelve staffs. Record each individual’s name on its staff. |