| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 17:3:1 ⧉וְאֵת֙veetand Numbers 17:3:2 ⧉שֵׁ֣םshemthe name Numbers 17:3:3 ⧉אַהֲרֹ֔ןaharonAaron Numbers 17:3:4 ⧉תָּכְתֹּ֖בtakhtovyou shall write Numbers 17:3:5 ⧉עַל־מַטֵּ֑הalmatehon the staff Numbers 17:3:6 ⧉לֵוִ֖יleviof Levi Numbers 17:3:7 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Numbers 17:3:8 ⧉מַטֵּ֥הmateha staff Numbers 17:3:9 ⧉אֶחָ֖דekhadone Numbers 17:3:10 ⧉לְרֹ֣אשׁleroshfor the head Numbers 17:3:11 ⧉בֵּ֣יתbeitof the house Numbers 17:3:12 ⧉אֲבֹותָ֑ם׃avotamof their fathers. |
| 3. Formal Translation And you shall write Aaron’s name upon the staff of Levi, for there shall be one staff for the head of each ancestral house. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Inscribe Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because each ancestral family must have one staff for its head. |