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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ואת שם אהרן תכתב על מטה לוי כי מטה אחד לראש בית אבותם
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vAt SHm Ahrn tktb `l mth lvy ky mth AKHd lrASH byt Abvtm

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
nomen autem Aaron erit in tribu Levi et una virga cunctas eorum familias continebit

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And you shall write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.
Authorized (King James) Version   
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.
New King James Version   
And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house.
21st Century King James Version   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers houses.
Darby Bible Translation   
And Aaron's name shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for one staff shall be for each head of their fathers' houses.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each fathers’ house.
God's Word   
Write Aaron's name on the staff for Levi because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Write Aaron's name on Levi's staff, because there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral house.
International Standard Version   
You are also to write Aaron's name on the tribe of Levi, since there is to be one rod for every leader of their ancestral tribes.
NET Bible   
You must write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi; for one staff is for the head of every tribe.
New American Standard Bible   
and write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there is one rod for the head of each of their fathers' households.
New International Version   
On the staff of Levi write Aaron's name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.
New Living Translation   
Inscribe Aaron's name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe.
Webster's Bible Translation   
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.
The World English Bible   
You shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Write Aaron's name on the stick from the tribe of Levi.
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:
New Life Version   
Write Aaron’s name on the walking stick of Levi. For there will be one walking stick for the head of each father’s house.
The Voice Bible   
Eternal One (to Moses): Tell the Israelites that you’ll need twelve staffs—one for each of the extended families. Engrave on each one the respective leader’s name. (Aaron’s name should be on the Levi family’s staff.)
Living Bible   
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the people of Israel that each of their tribal chiefs is to bring you a wooden rod with his name inscribed upon it. Aaron’s name is to be on the rod of the tribe of Levi.
New Catholic Bible   
Write Aaron’s name upon the staff of Levi, for there is one staff for the leader of each of the ancestral tribes.
Legacy Standard Bible   
and write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi; for there is one rod for the head of each of their fathers’ households.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi, for each head of family of their fathers shall have one rod.
Christian Standard Bible   
Write Aaron’s name on Levi’s staff, because there is to be one staff for the head of each tribe.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi [his great-grandfather]. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house.
New Century Version   
on the stick from Levi, write Aaron’s name. There must be one stick for the head of each tribe.
The Message   
God spoke to Moses: “Speak to the People of Israel. Get staffs from them—twelve staffs in all, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write each man’s name on his staff. Start with Aaron; write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi and then proceed with the rest, a staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe. Now lay them out in the Tent of Meeting in front of The Testimony where I keep appointments with you. What will happen next is this: The staff of the man I choose will sprout. I’m going to put a stop to this endless grumbling by the People of Israel against you.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there will be one staff for each head of their fathers’ houses.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each ancestral house.
Good News Translation®   
and then write Aaron's name on the stick representing Levi. There will be one stick for each tribal leader.
Wycliffe Bible   
soothly the name of Aaron shall be written in the lineage of Levi, and one rod shall contain all the families of Levi. (and Aaron’s name shall be written on the staff of Levi; yea, one staff shall be for the head of each family.)
Contemporary English Version   
Call together the twelve tribes of Israel and tell the leader of each tribe to write his name on the walking stick he carries as a symbol of his authority. Make sure Aaron's name is written on the one from the Levi tribe, then collect all the sticks.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each fathers’ house.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each ancestral house.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each ancestral house.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Write Aaron’s name on Levi’s staff, for there will be one staff for the leader of each household.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
and write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi [his ancestor]; for there is one rod for the head of each of their fathers’ households.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
and write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each fathers' house.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their lives. Have them hammered into plates to cover the altar, because in being presented before the Lord they have become holy. In this way they shall serve as a sign to the Israelites.
New American Standard Bible   
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi; for there is to be one staff for the head of each of their fathers’ households.
The Expanded Bible   
on the ·stick [staff] from Levi, write Aaron’s name. There must be one ·stick [staff] for the head of each ·tribe [family; L house of their fathers].
Tree of Life Version   
Write Aaron’s name on Levi’s staff, for there is to be one staff for the prince of each tribe.
Revised Standard Version   
and write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each fathers’ house.
New International Reader's Version   
Write Aaron’s name on Levi’s walking stick. There must be one stick for the head of each of Israel’s tribes.
BRG 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.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Also the fire pans of these men, whose sin cost them their lives, have become holy, because they were offered before Adonai. Therefore, have them hammered into plates to cover the altar. This will be a sign for the people of Isra’el.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each ancestral house.
Orthodox Jewish 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.
Names of God Bible   
Write Aaron’s name on the staff for Levi because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
Modern English Version   
You will write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi, because one rod will be for each father’s house.
Easy-to-Read Version   
On the stick from Levi, write Aaron’s name. There must be one stick for the head of each of the twelve tribes.
International Children’s Bible   
On the stick from Levi, write Aaron’s name. There must be 1 stick for the head of each tribe.
Lexham English Bible   
and the name of Aaron on the staff of Levi, because one staff is for the head of each of their families.
New International Version - UK   
On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.