Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff— one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them. Young's Literal Translation And Moses speaketh unto the sons of Israel, and all their princes give unto him one rod for a prince, one rod for a prince, for their fathers’ house, twelve rods, and the rod of Aaron [is] in the midst of their rods; King James Bible And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, [even] twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron [was] among their rods. Hebrew So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver spoke וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר (way·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Israelites, בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and each כָּֽל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of their leaders נְשִֽׂיאֵיהֶ֡ם (nə·śî·’ê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist gave וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ (way·yit·tə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set him a אֶחָ֜ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first staff— מַטֶּה֩ (maṭ·ṭeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe one מַטֶּ֨ה (maṭ·ṭeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe for each אֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first of the leaders לְנָשִׂ֨יא (lə·nā·śî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist of their tribes, אֲבֹתָ֔ם (’ă·ḇō·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father twelve שְׁנֵ֥ים (šə·nêm) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) staffs in all. מַטּ֑וֹת (maṭ·ṭō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe And Aaron’s אַהֲרֹ֖ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses staff וּמַטֵּ֥ה (ū·maṭ·ṭêh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe was among בְּת֥וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre [them]. מַטּוֹתָֽם׃ (maṭ·ṭō·w·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe |