Numbers 17:18

12 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

Brenton English Septuagint

And write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi; for it is one rod for each: they shall give them according to the tribe of the house of their families.

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And upon the rod of Levi thou shalt write the name of Aharon; for one rod (only) there shall be for each chief of their father’s house.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi; for it is one rod for each: they shall give them according to the tribe of the house of their families.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

And thou shalt write shem Aharon upon the rod of Levi; for one rod shall be for the Rosh of the Bais of their Avot.

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Croatian Bible

A kako ima po jedan štap za svakoga starješinu pradjedovskih domova, Aronovo ime napiši na Levijevu štapu.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

et tu écriras le nom d’Aaron sur la verge de Lévi ; car il y aura une verge pour [chaque] chef de leurs maisons de pères.

German Textbibel

den Namen Aarons aber schreibe auf den Stab Levis; denn ein Stab gehört ihrem Stammhaupte zu.

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ τὸ ὄνομα Ἀαρὼν ἐπίγραψον ἐπὶ τῆς ράβδου Λευί· ἔστι γὰρ ράβδος μία, κατὰ φυλὴν οἴκου πατριῶν αὐτῶν δώσουσι.

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ τὸ ὄνομα Ἀαρὼν ἐπίγραψον ἐπὶ τῆς ῥάβδου Λευί· ἔστι γὰρ ῥάβδος μία· κατὰ φυλὴν οἴκου πατριῶν αὐτῶν δώσουσι.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וְאֵת֙ שֵׁ֣ם אַהֲרֹ֔ן תִּכְתֹּ֖ב עַל־מַטֵּ֣ה לֵוִ֑י כִּ֚י מַטֶּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ד לְרֹ֖אשׁ בֵּ֥ית אֲבֹותָֽם׃

Mashi Bible

“Oyandike izîno ly’Aroni oku karhî ka Levi, bulya ngasi murhambo akazibà na karhî kaguma kulya emilala yâbo enali”.

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Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְאֵת֙ שֵׁ֣ם אַהֲרֹ֔ן תִּכְתֹּ֖ב עַל־מַטֵּ֣ה לֵוִ֑י כִּ֚י מַטֶּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ד לְרֹ֖אשׁ בֵּ֥ית אֲבוֹתָֽם׃

Attribution

When was this written?

Traditions differ. Each position is shown rather than one asserted as settled.

Traditional: 1450 BC–1400 BC Moses
Jewish and Christian tradition ascribes the Torah to Moses, written during the wilderness period.
Critical: 950 BC–450 BC Multiple sources, compiled
Historical-critical scholarship sees the Torah as woven from several sources over centuries, reaching final form in the Persian period.

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Elsewhere in the world

Events overlapping when this passage is dated (1450 BC–450 BC).

1900 BC–1450 BC Minoan palace culture Greece
Crete supported a literate palace society trading across the Aegean long before mainland Greece.
1600 BC–1178 BC Hittite empire Anatolia
An Anatolian power rivalling Egypt, ended in the Bronze Age collapse.
1600 BC–1046 BC Shang dynasty oracle bones China
The earliest substantial Chinese writing, inscribed on bone and shell for divination.
1550 BC–1069 BC Egyptian New Kingdom Egypt
Egypt at its imperial height, ruling from Nubia to the Levant under Thutmose III, Akhenaten and Rameses II.
1200 BC–400 BC Olmec civilisation Mesoamerica
The earliest major Mesoamerican civilisation, known for colossal stone heads and an early calendar.
1200 BC–600 BC Zoroaster teaches in Persia Persia
Founder of Zoroastrianism, whose dating is disputed by as much as six centuries. His teaching on a cosmic struggle between good and evil later touched Jewish and Christian thought.
1200 BC–1000 BC Iron working spreads in the Levant Levant
Iron gradually displaced bronze for tools and weapons across the eastern Mediterranean.
1200 BC–1150 BC Late Bronze Age collapse Mediterranean
Within roughly two generations most eastern Mediterranean states fell; cities were destroyed, trade networks broke and literacy contracted sharply.

Numbers 17:18

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Targum Onkelos Etheridge ☆

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

Croatian Bible ☆

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

German Textbibel ☆

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

Mashi Bible ☆

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆