Jacob then took branches of fresh poplar, almond, and plane wood, and peeled the bark, exposing white stripes on the branches.

There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the next branch. It is to be this way for the six branches that extend from the lampstand.

There are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms on the lampstand shaft along with its calyxes and petals.

There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the next branch. It was this way for the six branches that extended from the lampstand.

On the lampstand shaft there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with its calyxes and petals.

They departed from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.

They departed from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the Abarim range facing Nebo.

Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands—four cities.

Also, they are afraid of heights and dangers on the road;
the almond tree blossoms,
the grasshopper loses its spring,
and the caper berry has no effect;
for man is headed to his eternal home,
and mourners will walk around in the street;

Then the word of the Lord came to me, asking, “What do you see, Jeremiah?”

I replied, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”