Numbers 17:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.

Young's Literal Translation
and Aaron’s name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod [is] for the head of their fathers’ house:

King James Bible
And 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.

Hebrew
and
וְאֵת֙ (wə·’êṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

write
תִּכְתֹּ֖ב (tiḵ·tōḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

Aaron’s
אַהֲרֹ֔ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

name
שֵׁ֣ם (šêm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8034: A name

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the staff
מַטֵּ֣ה (maṭ·ṭêh)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe

of Levi,
לֵוִ֑י (lê·wî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3878: Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him

because
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

there must be one
אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

staff
מַטֶּ֣ה (maṭ·ṭeh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe

for the head
לְרֹ֖אשׁ (lə·rōš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7218: The head

of each tribe.
אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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