Numbers 17:8
The following morning, when he/I went into the tent, he/I saw that Aaron’s stick, which represented the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, it had produced leaves and blossoms, and it had also produced almonds that were ripe!
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
7Moses/I placed the sticks inside the Sacred Tent in front of the sacred chest.
Cross References
Genesis 40:10On the vine there were three branches. After the branches budded, they blossomed, and then they produced clusters of grapes.
Psalms 110:2Yahweh also said to him, “I will extend your power as king from Jerusalem to other lands; you will rule over all your enemies.
Song of Solomon 2:3And among the other men, you, the man who loves me, are like [MET] an apple/fruit tree that grows in the forest. You are like a tree whose shadow protects me from the sun, and your being close to me [EUP] is like [MET] eating sweet fruit.
Ezekiel 17:24And it will be as though all the trees in the field will know that I, Yahweh, get rid of tall trees and make little ones grow. I cause big green trees to wither, and I cause dry trees to become green. I, Yahweh have said this, and I will certainly do what I have said that I will do.”
Ezekiel 19:14A fire started to burn its stem, and then started to burn the branches and burned all the grapes. Now not even one strong branch remains; they will never become scepters for a king.’ That funeral song must be sung very sadly.”
Hebrews 9:4It had an altar, made from gold, for burning incense. It also had the chest which they called the chest of the covenant. All its sides were covered with gold. In it was the golden pot which contained pieces of the food they called manna. That was the food with which God miraculously fed the people before they entered the promised land. In the chest there was also Aaron’s walking stick that budded to prove that he was God’s true priest. In the chest were also the stone tablets on which God had written the Ten Commandments.
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 →