Rashi "one stick" – Why is it important for the Torah to point out that Shevet Levi had only one stick?
Hebrew Term | English Term/Definition | Hebrew Definition | Hint | Picture | Audio | |
1 | כִּי מַטֶּה אֶחָד | for there shall be one stick | כִּי מַטֶּה אֶחָד | |||
2 | אַף עַל פִּי | even though | אע"פ | |||
3 | שֶׁחִלַּקְתִּים | I divided them | ||||
4 | שְׁתֵּי מִשְׁפָּחוֹת | into two families | ||||
5 | מִשְׁפַּחַת כְּהֻנָּה | the family of Kehuna (priesthood) | מִשְׁפַּחַת כְּהֻנָּה לְבַד | |||
6 | לְבַד | itself (alone) | מִשְׁפַּחַת כְּהֻנָּה לְבַד | |||
7 | וּלְוִיָּה | and the (family of) Levites | וּלְוִיָּה לְבַד | |||
8 | מִכָּל מָקוֹם | nevertheless | ||||
9 | אֶחָד | one | שֵׁבֶט אֶחָד הוּא | |||
10 | הוּא | it is | שֵׁבֶט אֶחָד הוּא | |||
11 | שֵׁבֶט אֶחָד הוּא | it is a single Shevet (tribe) |