Numbers 17:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 So Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of meeting.
8 The next day, Moses went into the tent of meeting. The staff of Aaron of the tribe of Levi had blossomed and brought forth buds.[a] It was blooming and producing almonds. 9 Moses brought all of the staffs from before the Lord out to the people of Israel. They looked at them, and each man took his staff.
Footnotes
- Numbers 17:8 The staff . . . had blossomed and brought forth buds: as the Lord intended, Aaron’s staff exceeded the others in fruitfulness and was a clear sign of God’s choice of Aaron and his sons as true priests.
Numbers 17:7-9
New International Version
7 Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law.(A)
8 The next day Moses entered the tent(B) and saw that Aaron’s staff,(C) which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.(D) 9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs(E) from the Lord’s presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each of the leaders took his own staff.
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