American Standard Version
Numbers 23:22
22God bringeth them forth out of Egypt;He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.
Numbers 23:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
- New International Version (NIV)God brought them out of Egypt; they have the strength of a wild ox.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God brings them out of Egypt and is for them like the horns of the wild ox.
- New King James Version (NKJV)God brings them out of Egypt; He has strength like a wild ox.
Context of Numbers 23:22
20Behold, I have receivedcommandmentto bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it. 21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob; Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: Jehovah his God is with him, And the shout of a king is among them. God bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox. 23Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shall it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! 24Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.
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אֵ֖ל מוֹצִיאָ֣ם מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם כְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥ת רְאֵ֖ם לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Numbers 23:22
- Numbers 22:5And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.
- Numbers 24:8God bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite them through with his arrows.
- Exodus 9:16but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
- Exodus 14:18And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have gotten me honor upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
- Exodus 20:2I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Psalms 68:35O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
- Deuteronomy 33:17The firstling of his herd, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the peoples all of them, eventhe ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.
- Job 39:10Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
- Psalms 22:21Save me from the lion’s mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.
Commentaries on Numbers 23:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The strength of a unicorn - ראם reem and ראים reim . It is generally allowed that there is no such beast in nature as the unicorn; i. e., a creature of the horse kind, with one long rich curled horn in the forehead. The creature painted from fancy is represented as one of the supporters of the royal arms of Great Britain. It is difficult to say what kind of beast is intended by the original word. The Septuagint translate the word , the unicorn, or…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22An unicorn - A wild bull, the now extinct Aurochs, formidable for its size, strength, speed, and ferocity.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-30Verses 11-30 Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A second time the curse is turned into a blessing; and this blessing is both larger and stronger than the former. Men change their minds, and break their words; but God never changes his mind, and therefore never recalls his promise. And when in Scripture he is said to repent, it does not mean any…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-24This message emphasizes God’s faithfulness to his people. He would remain with them and keep all the promises he had made. Nothing would cause him to abandon his word or turn away from Israel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn--Israel is not as they were at the Exodus, a horde of poor, feeble, spiritless people, but powerful and invincible as a reem--that is, a rhinoceros (Job 39:9; Psa 22:21; 92:10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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