Numbers
Numbers 17:7–8
7Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
8The 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.
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Numbers 17:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Moses | מֹשֶׁ֛ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| placed | וַיַּנַּ֥ח | way·yan·naḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5117 rest |
| the staffs | הַמַּטֹּ֖ת | ham·maṭ·ṭōṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| in the Tent | בְּאֹ֖הֶל | bə·’ō·hel | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| of the Testimony | הָעֵדֻֽת׃ | hā·‘ê·ḏuṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5715 testimony |
Numbers 17:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The next day | מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת | mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H4283 the morrow |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁה֙ | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| entered | וַיָּבֹ֤א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the Tent | אֹ֣הֶל | ’ō·hel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| of the Testimony | הָעֵד֔וּת | hā·‘ê·ḏūṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5715 testimony |
| and saw | וְהִנֵּ֛ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| that Aaron’s | אַהֲרֹ֖ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| staff | מַטֵּֽה־ | maṭ·ṭêh- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| representing the house | לְבֵ֣ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Levi | לֵוִ֑י | lê·wî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3878 Levi |
| had sprouted | פָּרַ֥ח | pā·raḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6524 bud, sprout, shoot |
| put forth | וַיֹּ֤צֵֽא | way·yō·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| buds | פֶ֙רַח֙ | p̄e·raḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H6525 bud, sprout |
| blossomed | וַיָּ֣צֵֽץ | way·yā·ṣêṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6692 blossom |
| and produced | וַיִּגְמֹ֖ל | way·yiḡ·mōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to |
| almonds | שְׁקֵדִֽים׃ | šə·qê·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8247 almond(-tree) |
Cross-references
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Numbers 17:7 Exodus 38:21 · Acts 7:44 · Numbers 18:2
Numbers 17:8 Ezekiel 17:24 · John 15:1–6 · Psalm 132:17–18 · Numbers 17:5 · Isaiah 4:2 · Psalm 110:2 · Ezekiel 19:14 · Genesis 40:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.