Numbers 17:5

“And the man whom I choose, his staff shall sprout; and I will silence from upon me the grumblings of the sons of Israel, which they grumble against you.””

Numbers 17:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 17:5, word by word

the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
I chooseאֶבְחַרevchar

elect

God picks out his people, a place or a king.

Where else “evchar” appears
his staffמַטֵּmate

staff

A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.

Where else “mate” appears
shall sproutהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
shall sproutיִפְרָחyifrach

blossom

To sprout, blossom; or prosper.

Where else “yifrach” appears
and I will silenceהֲשִׁכֹּתִיhashikoti

subside

Quiet down, ebb; make still.

Where else “hashikoti” appears
the grumblingsתְּלֻנּוֹתtelunot

grumbling

Grumbling: complaints against someone, muttered under one's breath.

Where else “telunot” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
grumbleמַלִּינִםmalinim

grumble

To complain in a low voice against someone, in discontent.

Where else “malinim” appears

The context

4And you shall leave them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

5 · This verse (above)

6So Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him a staff for each chief, a staff for each chief, by their fathers’ houses, twelve staffs; and the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.

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