New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 24:2-9
2And BalaamH1109 liftedH5375 up his eyesH5869 and sawH7200 IsraelH3478 1campingH7931 tribeH7626 by tribeH7626; and 2the SpiritH7307 of GodH430 cameH1961 upon him. 3He tookH5375 up his 3discourseH4912 and saidH559, “4The oracleH5002 of BalaamH1109 the sonH1121 of BeorH1160, And the oracleH5002 of the manH1397 whose eyeH5869 is openedH8365;4The oracleH5002 of him who 5hearsH8085 the 6wordsH561 of GodH410, WhoH834 seesH2372 the 7visionH4236 of 8the AlmightyH7706, FallingH5307 downH5307, yet having his eyesH5869 uncoveredH1540,5HowH4100 fairH2895 are your tentsH168, O JacobH3290, Your dwellingsH4908, O IsraelH3478!6Like 9valleysH5158 that stretchH5186 out, Like gardensH1593 besideH5921 the riverH5104, Like 10aloesH174 plantedH5193 by the LordH3068, Like 11cedarsH730 besideH5921 the watersH4325.7WaterH4325 will flowH5140 from his bucketsH1805, And his seedH2233 will be by manyH7227 watersH4325, And his kingH4428 shall be higherH7311 thanH4480 12AgagH90, 13And his kingdomH4438 shall be exaltedH5375.814GodH410 bringsH3318 him out of EgyptH4714, He is for him like the hornsH8443 of the wildH7214 oxH7214. 15He will devourH398 the nationsH1471 who are his adversariesH6862, And will crushH1633 their bonesH6106 in pieces, And shatterH4272 them with his 16arrowsH2671.917He 18couchesH3766, he liesH7901 downH7901 as a lionH738, And as a 19lionH3833, whoH4310 20dares rouseH6965 him? 21BlessedH1288 is everyone who blessesH1288 you, And cursedH779 is everyone who cursesH779 you.”
Notes
- 1. Numbers 24:2 Lit dwelling ↩
- 2. Numbers 24:2 Num 11:26; 1 Sam 19:20; Rev 1:10 ↩
- 3. Numbers 24:3 Lit parable, and so throughout the ch ↩
- 4. Numbers 24:3 Num 24:15, 16 ↩
- 5. Numbers 24:4 Num 22:20 ↩
- 6. Numbers 24:4 Lit sayings ↩
- 7. Numbers 24:4 Gen 15:1; Num 12:6 ↩
- 8. Numbers 24:4 Heb Shaddai ↩
- 9. Numbers 24:6 Or possibly palm trees ↩
- 10. Numbers 24:6 Ps 45:8 ↩
- 11. Numbers 24:6 Ps 1:3 ↩
- 12. Numbers 24:7 Num 24:20; 1 Sam 15:8 ↩
- 13. Numbers 24:7 Ps 145:11-13 ↩
- 14. Numbers 24:8 Num 23:22 ↩
- 15. Numbers 24:8 Num 23:24; Ps 2:9 ↩
- 16. Numbers 24:8 Ps 45:5 ↩
- 17. Numbers 24:9 Gen 49:9; Num 23:24 ↩
- 18. Numbers 24:9 Lit bows down ↩
- 19. Numbers 24:9 Or lioness ↩
- 20. Numbers 24:9 Lit shall ↩
- 21. Numbers 24:9 Gen 12:3; 27:29 ↩
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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