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Numbers 17:8

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.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Numbers 17:23.

וַיְהִ֣יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmimachoratfrom morrowמׇחֳרָתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from morrow”, the ordinary formH4283the morrow or (adverbially) tomorrowmorrow, next day.וַיָּבֹ֤אvayavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…מֹשֶׁה֙moshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֹ֣הֶלoheltentאֹהֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.הָעֵד֔וּתhaedutthe testimonyעֵדוּתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the testimony”, the ordinary formH5715testimonytestimony, witness.וְהִנֵּ֛הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.פָּרַ֥חparachflourishפָּרַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “flourish”, a completed actionH6524to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish[idiom] abroad, [idiom] abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).מַטֵּֽהmatehrodמַטֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “rod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.אַהֲרֹ֖ןaharonAaronאַהֲרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.לְבֵ֣יתleveytto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…לֵוִ֑יleviLevi. See also Hלֵוִיnoun, proper name — “Levi. See also H”H3878Levi, a son of JacobLevi. See also H3879 (לֵוִי), H3881 (לֵוִיִּי).וַיֹּ֤צֵֽאvayotseand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, the next action in the storyH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…פֶ֨רַח֙ferachblossomפֶּרַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “blossom”, the ordinary formH6525a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloomblossom, bud, flower.וַיָּ֣צֵֽץvayatsetsand blossomצוּץconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and blossom”, the next action in the storyH6692to twinkle, i.e. glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish)bloom, blossom, flourish, shew self.צִ֔יץtsitsflowerצִיץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “flower”, the ordinary formH6731properly, glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air)blossom, flower, plate, wing.וַיִּגְמֹ֖לvayigmoland requiteגָּמַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and requite”, the next action in the storyH1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to weanbestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, [phrase] serve, mean, yield.שְׁקֵדִֽיםsheqedimalmondשָׁקֵדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “almond”, the ordinary formH8247the almond (tree or nut; as being the earliest in bloom)almond (tree).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(17-23) 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 bloomed blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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;

World English Bible

On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

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 had bloomed blossoms, which spreading the leaves, were formed into almonds.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi blossomed, and put forth a bud, and bloomed blossoms and produced almonds.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγενετο τῇ ἐπαύριον, καὶ εἰσῆλθε Μωυσῆς καὶ Ἀαρὼν ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ τοῦ μαρτυρίου· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐβλάστησεν ἡ ῥάβδος Ἀαρὼν εἰς οἶκον Λευί, καὶ ἐξήνεγκε βλαστὸν, καὶ ἐξήνθησεν ἄνθη, καὶ ἐβλάστησε κάρυα.