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Numbers 17:8
8The next day, Moses went to the Tent of Meeting. He saw that the stick of the tribe of Levi had started to make leaves. That stick had the name of Aaron on it. Flowers and almonds were growing on it!
Numbers 17:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
- New International Version (NIV)The next day Moses entered the tent and saw that Aaron’s staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.
- English Standard Version (ESV)On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds.
Context of Numbers 17:8
6Moses spoke to the Israelites and the leaders gave him 12 sticks. 7Moses put the sticks in front of the Covenant Box of the Lord in the Tent of Meeting. The next day, Moses went to the Tent of Meeting. He saw that the stick of the tribe of Levi had started to make leaves. That stick had the name of Aaron on it. Flowers and almonds were growing on it! 9Moses brought all the sticks out of the Tent of Meeting. He showed them to the leaders and they saw what had happened. Each leader took his own stick. 10The Lord said to Moses, ‘Put Aaron's stick in front of the Covenant Box again. The people will see it there like a sign. Then they will remember that they must not turn against me. If they continue to complain, they will die.’
Read all of Numbers 17Numbers 17:8 word by word
וַיְהִ֣י מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַיָּבֹ֤א מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל הָעֵד֔וּת וְהִנֵּ֛ה פָּרַ֥ח מַטֵּֽה־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לְבֵ֣ית לֵוִ֑י וַיֹּ֤צֵֽא פֶ֙רַח֙ וַיָּ֣צֵֽץ צִ֔יץ וַיִּגְמֹ֖ל שְׁקֵדִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it came to pass, that on the morrowמׇחֳרָתmochŏrâth mochŏrâthâm · morrowH4283
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
- of witnessעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715
- and, behold, the rodמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
- of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
- for the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878
- was buddedפָּרַחpârach · to sproutH6524
- and brought forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: produceH3318
- budsפֶּ֫רַחperach · flowerH6525
- and bloomedצוּץtsûts · to blossomH6692
- blossomsצִיץtsîyts tsits · flowerH6731
- and yieldedגָּמַלgâmal · to weanH1580
- almondsשָׁקֵדshâqêd · almondH8247
Cross-references for Numbers 17:8
- Numbers 17:5Leaves will start to grow on the stick of the man that I have chosen as priest. In that way I will stop the bad words that the Israelites are always saying against you.’
- Genesis 40:10There were three branches on it. New leaves came on the branches, and then flowers came. After that, there were grapes which became ripe.
- Psalms 110:2The Lord will give you great authority, as you rule from Zion. You will rule over all your enemies that are round you.
- Psalms 132:17In Zion I will give strength to King David's family. My chosen king will continue to rule well, like a light that shines brightly.
- Isaiah 4:2In that day, the branch of the Lord will be great and beautiful. The land will give fruit and crops. Those people who remain in Israel will be proud and happy because of the food that the land supplies.
- Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees of the forest will know that I am the Lord. I cause tall trees to fall down. I cause small trees to grow tall. I cause green trees to become dry. I cause dry trees to make fresh leaves. I, the Lord, have said this and I will surely do it.” ’
- Ezekiel 19:12But the Lord became angry with that vine. He pulled up its roots and he threw it down to the ground. The east wind made it dry and destroyed its fruit. Its strong branches broke and they became useless. Fire destroyed them.
- John 15:1Jesus said, ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
Commentaries on Numbers 17:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The rod of Aaron - was budded, etc. - That is, on the same rod or staff were found buds, blossoms, and ripe fruit. This fact was so unquestionably miraculous, as to decide the business for ever; and probably this was intended to show that in the priesthood, represented by that of Aaron, the beginning, middle, and end of every good work must be found. The buds of good desires, the blossoms of holy resolutions and promising professions, and the ripe fruit…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Yielded almonds - “Ripened almonds,” i. e. “brought forth ripe almonds.” The name almond in Hebrew denotes the “waking-tree,” the “waking-fruit;” and is applied to this tree, because it blossoms early in the season. It serves here, as in Jeremiah 1:11-12, to set forth the speed and certainty with which, at God‘s will, His purposes are accomplished. So again the blossoming and bearing of Aaron‘s rod, naturally impotent when severed from the parent tree…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 While all the other rods remained as they were. Aaron's rod became a living branch. In some places there were buds, in others blossoms, in others fruit, at the same time; all this was miraculous. Thus Aaron was manifested to be under the special blessing of Heaven. Fruitfulness is the best evidence of a Divine call; and the plants of God's setting, and the boughs cut off them, will flourish. This rod was preserved, to take away the murmurings…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Aaron’s staff … produced almonds: This proved he was God's chosen leader and that the Levites had a special role. The cups on the lampstand of the Tent of the Testimony (the tabernacle) had the shape of almond blossoms (Exodus 25:33–36). Later, the prophet Jeremiah’s vision of an almond branch symbolized the Lord's watchfulness and his plans to act (Jeremiah 1:11–12). There is no natural reason for Aaron’s staff to bud. Almond wood is soft when alive and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Moses went into the tabernacle--being privileged to do so on this occasion by the special command of God. And he there beheld the remarkable spectacle of Aaron's rod--which, according to Josephus, was a stick of an almond tree, bearing fruit in three different stages at once--buds, blossoms, and fruit.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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