Numbers 17:3

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וְאֵת֙and <obj.>

  veetH853 →10935 times

• שֵׁ֣ם[the] name of

  shemH8034 →864 times

• אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron

  ʾaharonH175 →347 times

• תִּכְתֹּ֖בyou will write

  tikhtoH3789 →224 times

• עַל־on

  ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

• מַטֵּ֣ה[the] rod of

  matehH4294 →252 times

• לֵוִ֑יLevi

  leviH3878 →59 times

• כִּ֚יfor

  kiH3588 →4482 times

• מַטֶּ֣הa rod

  matehH4294 →252 times

• אֶחָ֔דone

  ʾechadH259 →971 times

• לְרֹ֖אשׁ[is] for [the] head of

  leroshH7218 →599 times

• בֵּ֥ית[the] house of

  beitH1004 →2046 times

• אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ancestors their

  ʾavotamH1 →1212 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  Numbers 18:1

  So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.

  it leads to

  • Exodus 28:38

    And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall…

• Through

  Exodus 6:16

  These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

  it leads to

  • Numbers 3:17

    These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Genesis 46:11

    The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

• Through

  Exodus 6:20

  And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

  it leads to

  • Exodus 2:1–2

    Now a man of the house of Levi married a daughter of Levi,

  • Numbers 26:59

    and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

• Through

  Numbers 18:7

  But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the…

  it leads to

  • John 3:27

    John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

  • Romans 15:15–16

    However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me

  • Numbers 3:10

    So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”