Numbers 17:8 
Context| NET © | On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony – and 1 the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted, and brought forth buds, and produced blossoms, and yielded almonds! 2 |
| NIV © | The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, which represented the house of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds. |
| NASB © | 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. |
| NLT © | When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron’s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, blossomed, and produced almonds! |
| MSG © | Moses walked into the Tent of Testimony the next day and saw that Aaron's staff, the staff of the tribe of Levi, had in fact sprouted--buds, blossoms, and even ripe almonds! |
| BBE © | 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. |
| NRSV © | 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. |
| NKJV © | 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. |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | Now on the next <04283> day <04283> Moses <04872> went <0935> into the tent <0168> of the testimony <05715> ; and behold <02009> , the rod <04294> of Aaron <0175> for the house <01004> of Levi <03878> had sprouted <06524> and put <03318> forth <03318> buds <06525> and produced <06692> blossoms <06692> , and it bore <01580> ripe <01580> almonds .<08247> |
| HEBREW | |
| LXXM | karua {N-APN} |
| NET © [draft] ITL | On the next day <04283> Moses <04872> went <0935> into <0413> the tent <0168> of the testimony <05715> – and <02009> the staff <04294> of Aaron <0175> for the house <01004> of Levi <03878> had sprouted <06524> , and brought forth <03318> buds <06525> , and produced <06692> blossoms <06731> , and yielded <01580> almonds !<08247> |
| NET © | On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony – and 1 the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted, and brought forth buds, and produced blossoms, and yielded almonds! 2 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Here too the deictic particle (“and behold”) is added to draw attention to the sight in a vivid way. 2 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). |
