Numbers 17:8

And Mosheh and Aharon went up before the tabernacle of ordinance;

Targum Onkelos

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 was, while the congregation gathered against Mosheh and against Aharon, that they looked toward the tabernacle of ordinance; and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord was revealed.

9And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying:

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Cross References

Genesis 40:10and in the vine were three branches: and it was, as it sprouted, it produced buds, and, having flowered, ripened clusters of grapes.

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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