Numbers 24:6

Numbers 24:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
• New International Version (NIV)“Like valleys they spread out, like gardens beside a river, like aloes planted by the Lord, like cedars beside the waters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Like palm groves that stretch afar, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the Lord has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens by the riverside, Like aloes planted by the Lord, Like cedars beside the waters.

Context of Numbers 24:6

4This is the message of the one who hears God’s words, has a vision from the Almighty, and falls ⌞into a trance⌟ with his eyes open: 5How beautiful are your tents, Jacob, and the places where you live, Israel. Your tents spread out like rivers, like gardens by a river, like aloes planted by the Lord, like cedars by the water. 7Water will flow from their buckets, and their crops will have plenty of water. Their king will be greater than Agag, and their kingdom will be considered the best. 8The God who brought them out of Egypt has the strength of a wild bull. He will devour nations that are his enemies, crush their bones, and pierce them with arrows.

Numbers 24:6 word by word

כִּנְחָלִ֣ים נִטָּ֔יוּ כְּגַנֹּ֖ת עֲלֵ֣י נָהָ֑ר כַּאֲהָלִים֙ נָטַ֣ע יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲרָזִ֖ים עֲלֵי־מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As the valleysנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · palm-treeH5158
• are they spread forthנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• as gardensגַּנָּהgannâh · gardenH1593
• by the river’s sideנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• as the trees of lign aloesאָהָל'ăhâlîym 'ăhâlôth · aloeH174
• which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath plantedנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• as cedar treesאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• beside the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Numbers 24:6

• Psalms 68:26Thank God, the Lord, the source of Israel, with the choirs.
• Proverbs 5:16Why should water flow out of your spring? Why should your streams flow into the streets?
• Isaiah 48:1Listen to this, descendants of Jacob! You are given the name of Israel. You are descended from Judah. You take oaths by the name of the Lord. You acknowledge the God of Israel, but you are not honest or sincere.
• Psalms 93:3The ocean rises, O Lord. The ocean rises with a roar. The ocean rises with its pounding waves.
• Jeremiah 51:13Babylon, you live beside many rivers and are rich with treasures, but your end has come. The thread of your life has been cut off.
• Revelation 17:1One of the seven angels who held the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of that notorious prostitute who sits on raging waters.
• Ezra 4:20Jerusalem has had powerful kings who have ruled the whole ⌞province⌟ west of the Euphrates. Taxes, fees, and tolls were paid to them.
• Psalms 2:6“I have installed my own king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
• Psalms 18:43You rescued me from my conflicts with the people. You made me the leader of nations. A people I did not know will serve me:
• John 1:49Nathanael said to Jesus, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the king of Israel!”
• Philippians 2:10so that at the name of Jesus everyone in heaven, on earth, and in the world below will kneel
• Revelation 19:16On his clothes and his thigh he has a name written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
• 1 Samuel 15:8He captured King Agag of Amalek alive. But he claimed all the people for God by destroying them.
• 2 Samuel 5:12So David realized that the Lord had established him as king of Israel and made his kingship famous for the sake of Israel, the Lord’s people.
• 1 Kings 4:21Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the country of the Philistines and as far as the Egyptian border. These kingdoms paid taxes and were subject to Solomon as long as he lived.
• 1 Chronicles 14:2So David realized that the Lord had established him as king of Israel and that his kingdom was made famous for the sake of Israel, the Lord’s people.

Commentaries on Numbers 24:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Lign aloes which the Lord hath planted - Or, as the tents which the Lord hath pitched; for it is the same word, אהלים ohalim, which is used in the 5th verse. But from other parts of Scripture we find that the word also signifies a species of tree, called by some the sandal tree, and by others the lignum or wood aloes. This tree is described as being eight or ten feet high, with very large leaves growing at the top; and it is supposed that a forest of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6As gardens by the river‘s side - Balaam‘s language reflects the famous artificial gardens along the banks of his own river, the Euphrates. As the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted - The latter words contain an apparent reference to Paradise (compare Genesis 2:8). The aloe, imported from China and the far distant east, furnished to the ancients one of the most fragrant and precious of spices; compare Psalm 45:8; Proverbs 7:17, As cedar trees…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7The Lord’s favor is shown by comparing Israel to groves and gardens that have plenty of water. In a dry land, water brings life and growth. This picture shows how God was caring for his people. Israel’s growing population also showed God’s blessing (24:7; as mentioned in 23:10). This growth would become even clearer in the second census recorded in chapter 26.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-75-7. How goodly are thy tents, ... O Israel!--a fine burst of admiration, expressed in highly poetical strains. All travellers describe the beauty which the circular area of Bedouin tents impart to the desert. How impressive, then, must have been the view, as seen from the heights of Abarim, of the immense camp of Israel extended over the subjacent plains.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 24:6

• Balaam
• Lign-Aloe
• Tent

In the dictionaries

• Lign-Aloes
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Commentaries on Numbers 24

• 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