New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 24:7-20
7WaterH4325 will flowH5140 from his bucketsH1805, And his seedH2233 will be by manyH7227 watersH4325, And his kingH4428 shall be higherH7311 thanH4480 1AgagH90, 2And his kingdomH4438 shall be exaltedH5375.83GodH410 bringsH3318 him out of EgyptH4714, He is for him like the hornsH8443 of the wildH7214 oxH7214. 4He will devourH398 the nationsH1471 who are his adversariesH6862, And will crushH1633 their bonesH6106 in pieces, And shatterH4272 them with his 5arrowsH2671.96He 7couchesH3766, he liesH7901 downH7901 as a lionH738, And as a 8lionH3833, whoH4310 9dares rouseH6965 him? 10BlessedH1288 is everyone who blessesH1288 you, And cursedH779 is everyone who cursesH779 you.”
10Then Balak’sH1111 angerH639 burnedH2734 againstH413 BalaamH1109, and he struckH5606 his 11handsH3709 togetherH5606; and BalakH1111 saidH559 to BalaamH1109, “I calledH7121 you to curseH6895 my enemiesH340, but beholdH2009, you have persistedH1288 in blessingH1288 them theseH2088 threeH7969 timesH6471! 11Therefore, 12fleeH1272 to your placeH4725 nowH6258. I saidH559 I would honorH3513 you greatlyH3513, but beholdH2009, the LordH3068 has heldH4513 you backH4513 from honorH3519.” 12BalaamH1109 saidH559 to BalakH1111, “13Did I not tellH1696 your messengersH4397 whomH834 you had sentH7971 to me, sayingH559, 13‘ThoughH518 BalakH1111 were to giveH5414 me his houseH1004 fullH4393 of silverH3701 and goldH2091, I couldH3201 not doH6213 anything contraryH5674 to the 14commandH6310 of the LordH3068, either goodH2899 orH176 badH7451, 15of my own 16accordH3820. 17WhatH834 the LordH3068 speaksH1696, that I will speakH1696’? 14And nowH6258, beholdH2009, 18I am goingH1980 to my peopleH5971; comeH1980, and I will adviseH3289 you whatH834 thisH2088 peopleH5971 will doH6213 to your peopleH5971 in the 19daysH3117 to comeH319.”
15He tookH5375 up his discourseH4912 and saidH559, “20The oracleH5002 of BalaamH1109 the sonH1121 of BeorH1160, And the oracleH5002 of the manH1397 whose eyeH5869 is openedH8365,16The oracleH5002 of him who hearsH8085 the 21wordsH561 of GodH410, And knowsH3045 the knowledgeH1847 of the 22MostH5945 HighH5945, Who seesH2372 the visionH4236 of 23the 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, 24A scepterH7626 shall riseH6965 from IsraelH3478, 25And shall crushH4272 throughH4272 the 26foreheadH6285 of MoabH4124, And 27tearH7175 downH7175 allH3605 the sonsH1121 of 28ShethH8352.1829EdomH112 shall be a possessionH3423, 30SeirH8165, 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.”
20And he lookedH7200 at AmalekH6002 and tookH5375 up his discourseH4912 and saidH559, “AmalekH6002 was the firstH7225 of the nationsH1471, 31But his endH319 shall be 32destructionH8.”
Notes
- 1. Numbers 24:7 Num 24:20; 1 Sam 15:8 ↩
- 2. Numbers 24:7 Ps 145:11-13 ↩
- 3. Numbers 24:8 Num 23:22 ↩
- 4. Numbers 24:8 Num 23:24; Ps 2:9 ↩
- 5. Numbers 24:8 Ps 45:5 ↩
- 6. Numbers 24:9 Gen 49:9; Num 23:24 ↩
- 7. Numbers 24:9 Lit bows down ↩
- 8. Numbers 24:9 Or lioness ↩
- 9. Numbers 24:9 Lit shall ↩
- 10. Numbers 24:9 Gen 12:3; 27:29 ↩
- 11. Numbers 24:10 Lit palms ↩
- 12. Numbers 24:11 Lit flee for yourself ↩
- 13. Numbers 24:12 Num 22:18 ↩
- 14. Numbers 24:13 Lit mouth ↩
- 15. Numbers 24:13 Num 16:28 ↩
- 16. Numbers 24:13 Lit heart ↩
- 17. Numbers 24:13 Num 22:20 ↩
- 18. Numbers 24:14 Num 31:8, 16; Josh 13:22 ↩
- 19. Numbers 24:14 Lit end of the days ↩
- 20. Numbers 24:15 Num 24:3, 4 ↩
- 21. Numbers 24:16 Lit sayings ↩
- 22. Numbers 24:16 Heb Elyon ↩
- 23. Numbers 24:16 Heb Shaddai ↩
- 24. Numbers 24:17 Gen 49:10 ↩
- 25. Numbers 24:17 Num 21:29; Is 15:1-16:14 ↩
- 26. Numbers 24:17 Lit corners ↩
- 27. Numbers 24:17 Another reading is the crown of the head of ↩
- 28. Numbers 24:17 I.e. tumult ↩
- 29. Numbers 24:18 Gen 27:29; Amos 9:11, 12 ↩
- 30. Numbers 24:18 Gen 32:3 ↩
- 31. Numbers 24:20 Num 24:24 ↩
- 32. Numbers 24:20 Lit to destroying ↩
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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