Verse Comparison: Numbers 17:3
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.
Amplified® Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
(SEE 17:2)
Darby English Version
And Aaron's name shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for one staff shall be for [each] head of their fathers' houses.
Good News Bible
and then write Aaron's name on the stick representing Levi. There will be one stick for each tribal leader.
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 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 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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there exists one rod for the head of each of their fathers' households.
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.
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: