| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 17:9:1 ⧉וַיּוֹצֵאvayotseAnd Moses brought out Numbers 17:9:2 ⧉מֹשֶׁהmoshehMoses Numbers 17:9:3 ⧉אֵת־כָּל־הַמַּטּוֹתetkolhamatotall the staffs Numbers 17:9:4 ⧉מִלִּפְנֵיmilifneifrom before Numbers 17:9:5 ⧉יְהוָהyahwehthe LORD Numbers 17:9:6 ⧉אֶל־כָּל־בְּנֵיelkolbeneito all the sons Numbers 17:9:7 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵלyisraelof Israel Numbers 17:9:8 ⧉וַיַּרְאֻvayareuand they saw Numbers 17:9:9 ⧉וַיִּקְחוּvayikkhuand each took Numbers 17:9:10 ⧉אִישׁeesheach man Numbers 17:9:11 ⧉מַטֵּהוּ׃matehuhis staff. |
| 9. Formal Translation And Moses brought out all the staffs from before the LORD {Yahweh, Tribal Sovereign} to all the sons of Israel. They saw, and each man took his staff. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation Moses brought out every staff from the LORD’s {Yahweh, Covenant Witness} presence for all the Israelites to see; then each leader picked up his own staff. |