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Numbers 17:8
New English Translation
Numbers 17:8
New English Translation
8 On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony—and[a] the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted, and brought forth buds, and produced blossoms, and yielded almonds![b]
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- Numbers 17:8 tn Here too the deictic particle (“and behold”) is added to draw attention to the sight in a vivid way.
- Numbers 17:8 sn There is no clear answer why the tribe of Levi had used an almond staff. The almond tree is one of the first to bud in the spring, and its white blossoms are a beautiful sign that winter is over. Its name became a name for “watcher”; Jeremiah plays on this name for God’s watching over his people (1:11-12).
Numbers 17:8
New King James Version
Numbers 17:8
New King James Version
8 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the (A)rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds.
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