American Standard Version

Numbers 24

1And when BalaamH1109 sawH7200 that it pleased Jehovah to blessH1288 IsraelH3478, he wentH1980 not, as at the other timesH6471, to meet with enchantments, but he setH7896 his faceH6440 toward the wildernessH4057. 2And BalaamH1109 liftedH5375 up his eyesH5869, and he sawH7200 IsraelH3478 dwellingH7931 according to their tribesH7626; and the SpiritH7307 of GodH430 came upon him. 3And he tookH5375 up his parableH4912, and saidH559,

BalaamH1109 the sonH1121 of BeorH1160 saith,And the manH1397 whose eyeH5869 was closed saith;4He saith, who heareth the wordsH561 of GodH410,Who seeth the visionH4236 of the AlmightyH7706,FallingH5307 downH5307, and having his eyesH5869 open:5HowH4100 goodly are thy tentsH168, O JacobH3290,Thy tabernacles, O IsraelH3478!6As valleys are they spreadH5186 forth,As gardensH1593 by the river-side,As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath plantedH5193,As cedar-trees beside the watersH4325.7WaterH4325 shall flowH5140 from his buckets,And his seedH2233 shall be in manyH7227 watersH4325,And his kingH4428 shall be higherH7311 than AgagH90,And his kingdomH4438 shall be exaltedH7311.8GodH410 bringeth him forthH3318 out of EgyptH4714;He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox:He shall eatH398 up the nationsH1471 his adversaries,And shall break their bonesH6106 in pieces,And smite them through with his arrowsH2671.9He couched, he layH7901 downH7901 as a lionH738,And as a lionessH3833; who shall rouse him up?BlessedH1288 be every one that blesseth thee,And cursedH779 be every one that curseth thee.

10And Balak’s angerH639 was kindled against BalaamH1109, and he smote his handsH3709 together; and BalakH1111 saidH559 unto BalaamH1109, I calledH7121 thee to curseH6895 mine enemiesH341, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessedH1288 them these threeH7969 timesH6471. 11ThereforeH6258 nowH6258 fleeH1272 thou to thy placeH4725: I thought to promote thee unto great honorH3513; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honorH3513. 12And BalaamH1109 saidH559 unto BalakH1111, Spake I not alsoH1571 to thy messengersH4397 that thou sentest unto me, sayingH559, 13If BalakH1111 would giveH5414 me his houseH1004 full of silverH3701 and goldH2091, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either goodH2896 or badH7451 of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speakH1696? 14And nowH6258, behold, I goH1980 unto my peopleH5971: comeH1980, and I will advertise thee what this peopleH5971 shall do to thy peopleH5971 in the latterH319 daysH3117. 15And he tookH5375 up his parableH4912, and saidH559,

BalaamH1109 the sonH1121 of BeorH1160 saith,And the manH1397 whose eyeH5869 was closed saith;16He saith, who heareth the wordsH561 of GodH410,And knoweth the knowledgeH1847 of the Most High,Who seeth the visionH4236 of the AlmightyH7706,FallingH5307 downH5307, and having his eyesH5869 open:17I seeH7200 him, but not nowH6258;I behold him, but not nigh:There shall come forth a starH3556 out of JacobH3290,And a sceptre shall riseH6965 out of IsraelH3478,And shall smite through the cornersH6285 of MoabH4124,And break down all the sonsH1121 of tumult.18And EdomH123 shall beH1961 a possession,SeirH8165 also shall beH1961 a possession, who wereH1961 his enemiesH341;While IsraelH3478 doeth valiantly.19And out of JacobH3290 shall one have dominion,And shall destroyH6 the remnant from the cityH5892.

20And he lookedH7200 on AmalekH6002, and tookH5375 up his parableH4912, and saidH559,

AmalekH6002 was the firstH7225 of the nationsH1471;But his latterH319 endH319 shall come to destructionH8.

21And he lookedH7200 on the KeniteH7017, and tookH5375 up his parableH4912, and saidH559,

Strong is thy dwelling-place,And thy nestH7064 is setH7760 in the rockH5553.22Nevertheless Kain shall beH1961 wasted,Until AsshurH804 shall carry thee away captiveH7617.

23And he tookH5375 up his parableH4912, and saidH559,

Alas, who shall liveH2421 when GodH410 doeth this?24But shipsH6716shall comefrom the coast of KittimH3794,And they shall afflictH6031 AsshurH804, and shall afflictH6031 EberH5677;And he alsoH1571 shall come to destructionH8.

25And BalaamH1109 roseH6965 up, and wentH1980 and returnedH7725 to his placeH4725; and BalakH1111 alsoH1571 wentH1980 his wayH1870.

Commentaries on Numbers 24

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain