Numbers 17:8

What does Numbers 17:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 17:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now on the day after, Moses went into the Tent of witness; and he saw that Aaron's rod, the rod of the house of Levi, had put out buds, and was covered with buds and flowers and fruit.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

He returned on the following day, and found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, was budded: and that the buds swelling it hid bloomed blossoms, which spreading the leaves, were formed into almonds.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And it came to pass, when on the morrow Moses went into the tent of the testimony, behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and ripened almonds.

Context

v.7And Moses laid up the rods before Jehovah in the tent of the testimony.

v.8This passage

v.9And Moses brought out all the rods from before Jehovah unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 15:1

    I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

  • Ezekiel 17:24

    And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, 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, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.

  • Hebrews 9:4

    having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was a golden pot holding the manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

  • Psalms 110:2

    Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

  • Ezekiel 19:14

    And fire is gone out of the rods of its branches, it hath devoured its fruit, so that there is in it no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

  • Psalms 132:17

    There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

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