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<a href="/esv/numbers/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. <a href="/bsb/numbers/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds. <a href="/kjv/numbers/17.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/17.htm">New King James Version</a> Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now on the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, Aaron’s staff for the house of Levi had sprouted and produced buds and bloomed with blossoms, and it yielded ripe almonds. <a href="/nasb/numbers/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now on the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now it came about on the next day that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. <a href="/lsb/numbers/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened on the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced flowers, and it bore ripe almonds. <a href="/amp/numbers/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now on the next day Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony, and the rod of Aaron of the tribe of Levi had sprouted and put out buds and produced blossoms and yielded [ripe] almonds. <a href="/csb/numbers/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The next day Moses entered the tent of the testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, formed buds, blossomed, and produced almonds! <a href="/hcsb/numbers/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The next day Moses entered the tent of the testimony and saw that Aaron&#8217s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, formed buds, blossomed, and produced almonds! <a href="/asv/numbers/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/numbers/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The next day when Moses went into the tent, flowers and almonds were already growing on Aaron's stick. <a href="/erv/numbers/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 bare ripe almonds. <a href="/gwt/numbers/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The next day Moses went into the tent. He found that Aaron's staff for the tribe of Levi had not only begun to grow, but it had also blossomed and produced ripe almonds. <a href="/gnt/numbers/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> The next day, when Moses went into the Tent, he saw that Aaron's stick, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted. It had budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds! <a href="/isv/numbers/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> The next morning, Moses went to the Tent of Testimony and the rod of Aaron of the tribe of Levi had burst into bloom! It sprouted buds, bloomed blossoms, and produced fully ripe almonds! <a href="/msb/numbers/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron?s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds. <a href="/net/numbers/17.htm">NET Bible</a> On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony--and the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted, and brought forth buds, and produced blossoms, and yielded almonds! <a href="/nheb/numbers/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It happened on the next day, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and look, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds. <a href="/wbt/numbers/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 had budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. <a href="/web/numbers/17.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it comes to pass, on the next day, that Moses goes into the Tent of the Testimony, and behold, the rod of Aaron has flourished for the house of Levi, and brings out a bud, and blossoms [with] a blossom, and produces almonds; <a href="/ylt/numbers/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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; <a href="/slt/numbers/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it shall be on the morrow, and Moses will go into the tent of testimony; and behold, Aaron's rod was fruitful for the house of Levi, and the blossom will come forth and the flower will flourish and will show almonds.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> returning on the following day, he found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, had germinated, and that the swelling buds had opened into flowers, which, spreading their petals, were formed into those of an almond tree. <a href="/nabre/numbers/17.htm">New American Bible</a> The next day, when Moses entered the tent of the covenant, Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted. It had put forth sprouts, produced blossoms, and borne ripe almonds! <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Moses went into the tent of the covenant on the next day, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted. It put forth buds, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and blossomed, and yielded ripe almonds. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the next day Moshe entered the Tabernacle of the Testimony and he saw that the rod of Ahron of the house of Levi budded, and it put out leaves and it produced almonds.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/numbers/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/numbers/17-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5564" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/17.htm">Aaron's Staff Buds</a> …7Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony. 8<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4283.htm" title="4283: mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- The morrow. Or mochoratham; feminine from the same as machar; the morrow or tomorrow.">The next day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ō·hel (N-msc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the Tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/5715.htm" title="5715: hā·‘ê·ḏūṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Testimony. Feminine of ed; testimony.">of the Testimony</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">that Aaron’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: maṭ·ṭêh- (N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">staff,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">representing the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3878.htm" title="3878: lê·wî (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him. From lavah; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob.">of Levi,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6524.htm" title="6524: pā·raḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. Bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly; figuratively, to flourish.">had sprouted,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yō·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">put forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6525.htm" title="6525: p̄e·raḥ (N-ms) -- A bud, sprout. From parach; a calyx; generally, bloom.">buds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6692.htm" title="6692: way·yā·ṣêṣ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To twinkle, glance, to blossom. A primitive root; to twinkle, i.e. Glance; by analogy, to blossom.">blossomed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6731.htm" title="6731: ṣîṣ (N-ms) -- Or tsits; from tsuwts; properly, glistening, i.e. A burnished plate; also a flower; a wing."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1580.htm" title="1580: way·yiḡ·mōl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to treat a person, i.e. Benefit or requite; by implication, to ripen, i.e. to wean.">and produced</a> <a href="/hebrew/8247.htm" title="8247: šə·qê·ḏîm (N-mp) -- Almond (tree). From shaqad; the almond.">almonds.</a> 9Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a> containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. <a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Exodus 7:10-12</a> So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. / But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts. / Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs. <a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a> I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. <a href="/psalms/110-2.htm">Psalm 110:2</a> The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.” <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a> Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. <a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11-12</a> And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied. / “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.” <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a> The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a> Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ... <a href="/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3-5</a> That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’” / Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back. / And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. <a href="/1_samuel/12-16.htm">1 Samuel 12:16-18</a> Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes. / Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.” / So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. <a href="/acts/5-12.htm">Acts 5:12-16</a> The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade. / Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them. / Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/12-4.htm">1 Corinthians 12:4-11</a> There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. / There are different ministries, but the same Lord. / There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people. ... <a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Revelation 11:3-6</a> And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” / These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. / If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed. ... <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his. <a href="/zechariah/6-12.htm">Zechariah 6:12-13</a> And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD. / Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.The rod of Aaron.<a href="/numbers/17-5.htm">Numbers 17:5</a> And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.<a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Genesis 40:10</a> And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:<a href="/psalms/110-2.htm">Psalm 110:2</a> The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/17-6.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/37-20.htm">Almonds</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Bloomed</a> <a href="/numbers/8-4.htm">Blossoms</a> <a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Budded</a> <a href="/numbers/17-5.htm">Buds</a> <a href="/numbers/17-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/17-3.htm">Levi</a> <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/numbers/17-6.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/6-4.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/numbers/13-20.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/numbers/17-6.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/numbers/17-7.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/17-7.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/numbers/17-7.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/numbers/17-7.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/genesis/43-11.htm">Almonds</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Bloomed</a> <a href="/job/15-33.htm">Blossoms</a> <a href="/numbers/26-59.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Budded</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Buds</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/18-2.htm">Levi</a> <a href="/numbers/22-41.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/numbers/18-13.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/numbers/17-9.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/18-2.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/numbers/18-2.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 17</div>1. <a href="/numbers/17-1.htm">Aaron's rod, among all the rods of the tribes, only flourishes</a> 10. <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">It is left for a monument against the rebels</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony This phrase indicates the immediacy of God's response to the challenge against Aaron's priesthood. The Tent of the Testimony, also known as the Tabernacle, was the sacred dwelling place of God among the Israelites. It housed the Ark of the Covenant and was the center of worship and divine communication. Moses, as the leader and prophet, had the authority to enter this holy place, signifying his role as mediator between God and the people.and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi Aaron's staff was a symbol of his authority and the divine selection of the tribe of Levi for priestly duties. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, a staff often represented leadership and power. The house of Levi was chosen by God to serve in the Tabernacle, and Aaron's staff being used in this test underscores the legitimacy of his priesthood. This event was a direct response to the rebellion led by Korah, who questioned Aaron's exclusive right to the priesthood.had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds The miraculous transformation of Aaron's staff was a divine sign confirming his priestly authority. The progression from sprouting to producing almonds in a single night was a supernatural event, emphasizing God's power and approval. Almonds were significant in the ancient Near East, often symbolizing watchfulness and divine favor. This miracle prefigures the resurrection of Christ, as life emerged from what was essentially dead wood, pointing to Jesus as the ultimate High Priest. The almond tree, being the first to bloom in spring, also symbolizes new beginnings and God's faithfulness to His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and guide them through the wilderness. 2. <a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a> Moses' brother and the first high priest of Israel, representing the tribe of Levi. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_the_testimony.htm">The Tent of the Testimony</a> Also known as the Tabernacle, it was the portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_levi.htm">The House of Levi</a> One of the twelve tribes of Israel, set apart for religious duties and service to God. 5. <a href="/topical/a/aaron's_staff.htm">Aaron’s Staff</a> A symbol of God’s chosen leadership and priesthood, which miraculously sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced almonds as a sign of divine approval.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_selection_and_authority.htm">Divine Selection and Authority</a> God confirms His chosen leaders through miraculous signs, as seen with Aaron's staff. This teaches us to recognize and respect God-ordained authority in our lives. <a href="/topical/f/fruitfulness_as_a_sign_of_god's_favor.htm">Fruitfulness as a Sign of God’s Favor</a> Just as Aaron's staff bore fruit, our lives should bear spiritual fruit as evidence of our connection to God. This calls us to examine our spiritual growth and productivity. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God’s Faithfulness to His Promises</a> The miracle of the staff reassures us of God's faithfulness to His promises and His ability to bring life and growth in seemingly barren situations. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience_and_submission.htm">The Importance of Obedience and Submission</a> The Israelites were reminded to submit to God's chosen leadership. Similarly, we are called to submit to God's will and His appointed leaders in the church.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 17</a> <a href="/q/does_this_event_contradict_bible_signs.htm">Does this miraculous event contradict other Bible passages that require signs to be witnessed multiple times for confirmation of God’s will? (Numbers 17) </a> <a href="/q/how_did_aaron's_staff_bloom_overnight.htm">How could Aaron’s staff scientifically bud and blossom overnight when it was already a dead piece of wood? (Numbers 17:8) </a> <a href="/q/how_does_the_budding_staff_align_historically.htm">How does the account of the budding staff harmonize with historical or cultural evidence from the period, given the lack of external corroboration? (Numbers 17)</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_relics.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian relics?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded . . . --As the budding of Aaron's rod was the divinely appointed proof of the establishment of the priesthood in his person and in his posterity, so our Lord proved Himself to be the true High Priest over the House of God by coming forth as "a rod [or shoot] out of the stem of Jesse" (<a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm" title="And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:">Isaiah 11:1</a>), and as "a root out of a dry ground" (<a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm" title="For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he has no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.">Isaiah 53:2</a>). The miraculous shooting forth of Aaron's dry rod may be regarded as a type of the mode of the Spirit's operation in the Church, and more especially in the work of the ministry; "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts" (<a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm" title="Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, said the LORD of hosts.">Zechariah 4:6</a>).And yielded almonds.--Better, and brought almonds to maturity, or yielded ripe almonds. The word shaked (almond-tree) is a cognate form of the verb shakad--to keep watch. The name is supposed to have been given to the almond-tree because it blossoms at a time when vegetation is lying in the sleep of winter. (See <a href="/context/jeremiah/1-11.htm" title="Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what see you? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.">Jeremiah 1:11-12</a>; also, The Land and the Book, p. 319.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Was budded: or "sprouted." פָּרַח. And yielded almonds. Rather, "matured almonds." This particular rod had been cut from an almond tree, and it would seem probable that it had on it shoots and flowers and fruit at once, so that the various stages of its natural growth were all exemplified together. The almond has its Hebrew name שָׁקֵד, "awake," from the well-known fact of its being the first of all trees to awake from the winter sleep of nature, and to herald the vernal resurrection with its conspicuous show of snow-white blossoms, which even anticipate the leaves (cf. <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5</a>). Thus the "rod of an almond-tree" (מַקֵּל שָׁקֵד) was shown to the prophet Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11</a>) as the evident symbol of the vigilant haste with which the purposes of God were to be developed and matured. It is possible that all the tribe princes had official "rods" of the almond-tree to denote their watchful alacrity in duty, and that these were the rods which they brought to Moses. In any case the flowering and fruiting of Aaron's rod, while it was an unquestionable miracle (for if not a miracle, it could only have been a disgraceful imposture), was a σημεῖον, in the true sense, i.e., a miracle which was also a parable. Aaron's rod could no more blossom and fruit by nature than any of the others, since it also had been severed from the living tree; and so in Aaron himself was no more power or goodness than in the rest of Israel. But as the rod germinated and matured its fruit by the power of God, supernaturally starting and accelerating the natural forces of vegetable life, even so in Aaron the grace of God was quick and fruitful to put forth, not the signs only and promise of spiritual gifts and energies, but the ripened fruits as well. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/17-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The next day מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת (mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4283.htm">Strong's 4283: </a> The morrow, tomorrow Moses מֹשֶׁה֙ (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver entered וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go the Tent אֹ֣הֶל (’ō·hel) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent of the Testimony הָעֵד֔וּת (hā·‘ê·ḏūṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5715.htm">Strong's 5715: </a> Testimony and saw וְהִנֵּ֛ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! that Aaron’s אַהֲרֹ֖ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses staff, מַטֵּֽה־ (maṭ·ṭêh-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe representing the house לְבֵ֣ית (lə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Levi, לֵוִ֑י (lê·wî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3878.htm">Strong's 3878: </a> Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him had sprouted, פָּרַ֥ח (pā·raḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6524.htm">Strong's 6524: </a> To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish put forth וַיֹּ֤צֵֽא (way·yō·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim buds, פֶ֙רַח֙ (p̄e·raḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6525.htm">Strong's 6525: </a> A calyx, bloom blossomed, וַיָּ֣צֵֽץ (way·yā·ṣêṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6692.htm">Strong's 6692: </a> To twinkle, glance, to blossom and produced וַיִּגְמֹ֖ל (way·yiḡ·mōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1580.htm">Strong's 1580: </a> To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen almonds! שְׁקֵדִֽים׃ (šə·qê·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8247.htm">Strong's 8247: </a> Almond (tree) <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">OT Law: Numbers 17:8 It happened on the next day that (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/17-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 17:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 17:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/17-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 17:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 17:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>