Numbers 17:8

And Moses and Aaron went in, in front of the tabernacle of witness.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The 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.

In Context

7And it came to pass when the congregation combined against Moses and Aaron, that they ran impetuously to the tabernacle of witness; and the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

9And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

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Cross References

Genesis 40:10And in the vine were three stems; and it budding shot forth blossoms; the clusters of grapes were ripe.

Psalms 110:2The works of the Lord are great, 1 Sought out according to all his will. 1

Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple among the trees of the wood, 1 So is my kinsman among the sons. 1 I desired his shadow, and sat down, 1 And his fruit was sweet in my throat. 1

Ezekiel 17:24And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord that bring low the high tree, and exalt the low tree, and wither the green tree, and cause the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.

Ezekiel 19:14And fire is gone out of a rod of her choice boughs, and has devoured her; and there was no rod of strength in her. Her race is become a parable of lamentation, and it shall be for a lamentation.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 17:2-8

The Blossoming of Aaron's Rod. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. 3 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. 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the… Read the whole commentary →

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