New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 24:15-19
15He tookH5375 up his discourseH4912 and saidH559, “1The oracleH5002 of BalaamH1109 the sonH1121 of BeorH1160, And the oracleH5002 of the manH1397 whose eyeH5869 is openedH8365,16The oracleH5002 of him who hearsH8085 the 2wordsH561 of GodH410, And knowsH3045 the knowledgeH1847 of the 3MostH5945 HighH5945, Who seesH2372 the visionH4236 of 4the AlmightyH7706, FallingH5307 downH5307, yet having his eyesH5869 uncoveredH1540.17I seeH7200 him, but not nowH6258; I beholdH7789 him, but not nearH7138; A starH3556 shall comeH1869 forth from JacobH3290, 5A scepterH7626 shall riseH6965 from IsraelH3478, 6And shall crushH4272 throughH4272 the 7foreheadH6285 of MoabH4124, And 8tearH7175 downH7175 allH3605 the sonsH1121 of 9ShethH8352.1810EdomH112 shall be a possessionH3423, 11SeirH8165, its enemiesH340, also will be a possessionH3423, While IsraelH3478 performsH6213 valiantlyH2428.19One from JacobH3290 shall haveH7287 dominionH7287, And will destroyH6 the remnantH8300 from the cityH5892.”
Notes
- 1. Numbers 24:15 Num 24:3, 4 ↩
- 2. Numbers 24:16 Lit sayings ↩
- 3. Numbers 24:16 Heb Elyon ↩
- 4. Numbers 24:16 Heb Shaddai ↩
- 5. Numbers 24:17 Gen 49:10 ↩
- 6. Numbers 24:17 Num 21:29; Is 15:1-16:14 ↩
- 7. Numbers 24:17 Lit corners ↩
- 8. Numbers 24:17 Another reading is the crown of the head of ↩
- 9. Numbers 24:17 I.e. tumult ↩
- 10. Numbers 24:18 Gen 27:29; Amos 9:11, 12 ↩
- 11. Numbers 24:18 Gen 32:3 ↩
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
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