NUM 17:8 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (NUM 17:23) 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.
(Kai egeneto taʸ epaurion, kai eisaʸlthe Mōusaʸs kai Aʼarōn en taʸ skaʸnaʸ tou marturiou; kai idou eblastaʸsen haʸ ɽabdos Aʼarōn eis oikon Leui, kai exaʸnegke blaston, kai exaʸnthaʸsen anthaʸ, kai eblastaʸse karua.)

BrTr (NUM 17:23) 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.

ULT And it happened from the next day that Moses came to the tent of the Testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted. And it brought out a blossom and it blossomed a flower, and it ripened almonds.

UST The next day, Moses entered the sacred tent. He saw that the stick with Aaron’s name on it, which the descendants of Levi had contributed, had grown! It had grown buds, which grew into flowers and produced nuts that were ready to eat.

BSB & MSB 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.

OEB No OEB NUM 17:8 book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

NET 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!

LSV 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;

FBV The next day Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron's walking stick that represented the tribe of Levi, had sprouted and developed buds, flowered and produced almonds.

T4T The following morning, when he/I went into the tent, he/I saw that Aaron’s stick, which represented the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, it had produced leaves and blossoms, and it had also produced almonds that were ripe!

LEB Then the next day, Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi blossomed and put forth a flower and produced blossoms, and it produced 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.

Moff No Moff NUM 17:8 book available

JPS No JPS NUM 17:23 verse available

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT 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;

Drby 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.

RV 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.
(And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod/staff of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and bare ripe almonds.)

SLT 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod/staff of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.)

KJB-1611 And it came to passe that on the morrow Moses went into the Tabernacle of Witnesse, and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Leui was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossomes, and yeelded almonds.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And on the morowe, Moyses went into the tabernacle of witnesse: and beholde, the rodde of Aaron for the house of Leui was budded, and brought foorth buddes, bare blossomes, and rype almondes.
(And on the morrow, Moses went into the tabernacle of witness: and behold, the rod/staff of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, bare blossoms, and ripe almonds.)

Gnva And when Moses on the morow went into the Tabernacle of the Testimonie, beholde, the rod of Aaron for the house of Leui was budded, and brought forth buddes, and brought forth blossoms, and bare ripe almondes.
(And when Moses on the morrow went into the Tabernacle of the Testimony, behold, the rod/staff of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and brought forth blossoms, and bare ripe almonds.)

Cvdl On the morow wha Moses wete in to ye Tabernacle of witnesse, he foude yt Aaros rodde of the house of Leui florished, and brought forth blossoms, & bare allmondes.
(On the morrow when Moses went in to ye/you_all Tabernacle of witness, he found it Aaros rod/staff of the house of Levi flourished, and brought forth blossoms, and bare almonds.)

Wycl and founde that the yerde of Aaron, `in the hows of Leuy, buriounnede; and whanne knoppis weren greet, the blossoms `hadden broke out, whiche weren alargid in leeuys, and weren fourmed in to alemaundis.
(and found that the rod/stick of Aaron, in the house of Levi, budded; and when knobs were great, the blossoms had broke out, which were enlarged in leaves, and were formed in to almonds.)

Luth (NUM 17:23) Des Morgens aber, da Mose in die Hütte des Zeugnisses ging, fand er den Stecken Aarons, des Hauses Levi, grünen, und die Blüte aufgegangen und Mandeln tragen.
(The morning but, there Moses in the hut/cabin the certificate went, found he the stick(n) Aaron’s, the houses(n) Levi, greens, and the blossom opened and almonds bear/carry.)

ClVg sequenti die regressus invenit germinasse virgam Aaron in domo Levi: et turgentibus gemmis eruperant flores, qui, foliis dilatatis, in amygdalas deformati sunt.[fn]
(following day returning he_found to_have_sprouted rod/staff Aaron in/into/on at_home Levi: and swelling_out gems they_had_broken_out you_flourish, who, leaves(n) you(pl)_expand, in/into/on almond_trees disfigured are.)

17.8 Invenit germinasse virgam, etc. ORIG., ubi supra. Cum sacerdotium Aaron, etc., usque ad, sed nostra adhuc corpora usque in finem mundi differunt a gloria resurrectionis. ID. Virga arida germinat, etc., usque ad corporis in resurrectione germinabit. Virgam, GREG., lib. IV Moral., cap. 29. Carnem Christi, quæ de radice Jesse succisa et mortificata, etc., usque ad corona martyrum, gratia continentium. Turgentibus, etc. ORIG. Hac vero ratione, etc., usque ad sed secundum Scripturam in mille generationes. ORIG., ubi supra. Possumus etiam sic intelligere eorum, etc., usque ad qui sunt charitas, gaudium, pax et cæteræ virtutes Gal. 5..

17.8 He_found to_have_sprouted rod/staff, etc. ORIG., where above. Since priesthood Aaron, etc., until to, but our still bodies until in/into/on the_end world they_postpone from glory resurrection. ID. Rod/Staff dry germinates, etc., until to body in/into/on resurrection will_sprout. Rod/Staff, GREG., lib. IV Moral., chapter. 29. The_flesh Christi, which from/about root Yesse cut and mortified, etc., until to corona martyr, grace restrained. Swelling_out, etc. ORIG. This_way indeed/however by_reason, etc., until to but after/second Writing in/into/on a_thousand generations. ORIG., where above. We_can also so to_understand their, etc., until to who/which are charity, joy, peace and the_rest by_virtues Gal. 5..

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יְהִ֣י

and=he/it_was

The author is using the word translated as it happened to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִֽ⁠מָּחֳרָ֗ת

from_[the],next_day

The author is using from the next day as a common expression of the culture to mean “on the day after.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [on the day after]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֹ֣הֶל הָ⁠עֵד֔וּת

tent/house of,the_testimony

See how you translated this phrase in [verse 7](../../num/17/07.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֛ה & מַטֵּֽה אַהֲרֹ֖ן

and=see/lo/see! & staff_of ʼAhₐron

The author is using behold as a common expression of the culture to mean “pay attention to what follows.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and he saw that the staff of Aaron]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

מַטֵּֽה־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לְ⁠בֵ֣ית לֵוִ֑י

staff_of ʼAhₐron for,the_house_of Lēvī

The author is not distinguishing this staff of Aaron from another staff of Aaron that is not for the house of Levi. The author is reminding readers which tribal staff was Aaron’s. Be sure that this is clear in your translation. Alternate translation: [the staff that represented the house of Levi, which was Aaron’s staff,]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

פָּרַ֥ח & וַ⁠יֹּ֤צֵֽא פֶ֨רַח֙ וַ⁠יָּ֣צֵֽץ צִ֔יץ וַ⁠יִּגְמֹ֖ל שְׁקֵדִֽים

sprouted & and,it_had_put_forth buds and,it_had_blossomed צִיץ and,it_had_ripened almonds

Here, the author could be indicating that all these stages of growth: (1) had happened during the night, and Moses saw the final result: the almonds. Alternate translation: [had sprouted, brought out a blossom, blossomed a flower, and finally ripened almonds] (2) were present at one time when Moses saw it. Alternate translation: [was sprouting, bringing out a blossom, blossoming a flower, and ripening almonds almost all at once]

Note 7 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

פֶ֨רַח֙ & צִ֔יץ

buds & צִיץ

In this verse, the words blossom and flower are singular in form, but they refer to several blossoms and flowers as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural forms of these words. Alternate translation: [blossoms … flowers]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שְׁקֵדִֽים

almonds

The author implies that these almonds, a kind of nut, were fully ripe. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [almonds to full ripeness]

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