KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 17:8
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.
WEB World English Bible
It happened on the next day, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bare ripe almonds.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses goeth in unto the tent of the testimony, and lo, the rod of Aaron hath flourished for the house of Levi, and is bringing out flourishing, and doth blossom blossoms, and doth produce almonds;
Surrounding context — Numbers 17
5 And it shall come to pass, [that] the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
6 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, [even] twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron [was] among their rods.
7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
8 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.
9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
11 And Moses did [so]: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְהִ֣יH1961 · ha.yahto beמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תH4283 · mo.cho.ratmorrowוַיָּבֹ֤אH935 · boto come (in): comeמֹשֶׁה֙H4872 · mo.shehMosesאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֹ֣הֶלH168 · o.heltentהָעֵד֔וּתH5715 · e.duttestimonyוְהִנֵּ֛הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdפָּרַ֥חH6524 · pa.rachto sproutמַטֵּֽה־H4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodאַהֲרֹ֖ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronלְבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceלֵוִ֑יH3878 · le.viLeviוַיֹּ֤צֵֽאH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeפֶ֙רַח֙H6525 · pe.rachflowerוַיָּ֣צֵֽץH6692 · tsutsto blossomצִ֔יץH6731 · tsitsflowerוַיִּגְמֹ֖לH1580 · ga.malto weanשְׁקֵדִֽים׃H8247 · sha.qedalmond
Cross-references
Ezekiel 17:24And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done [it].John 15:1-6I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.Psalm 132:17-18There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.Numbers 17:5And it shall come to pass, [that] the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.Isaiah 4:2In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth [shall be] excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.Psalm 110:2The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.Ezekiel 19:14And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, [which] hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod [to be] a sceptre to rule. This [is] a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.Genesis 40:10And in the vine [were] three branches: and it [was] as though it budded, [and] her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:Ezekiel 19:12But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so [is] my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit [was] sweet to my taste.Hebrews 9:4Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein [was] the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
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