Numbers 24
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Numbers 24:2-9

2And Balaam raised his eyes and saw Israel 1camping tribe by tribe; and 2the Spirit of God came upon him. 3Then he took up his discourse and said, “3The declaration of Balaam the son of Beor, And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened;4The declaration of him who 4hears the 5words of God, Who sees the 6vision of 7the Almighty, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered,5How pleasant are your tents, Jacob, Your dwelling places, Israel!6Like 8valleys that stretch out, Like gardens beside a river, Like 9aloes planted by the Lord, Like 10cedars beside the waters.7Water will flow from his buckets, And his seed will be by many waters, And his king shall be higher than 11Agag, 12And his kingdom shall be exalted.813God brings him out of Egypt, He is for him like the horns of the wild ox. 14He will devour the nations who are his adversaries, And will crush their bones, And smash them with his 15arrows.916He 17crouches, he lies down like a lion, And like a lioness, who 18dares to rouse him? 19Blessed is everyone who blesses you, And cursed is everyone who curses you.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Numbers 24:2 Lit dwelling ↩
  2. 2. Numbers 24:2 Num 11:26; 1 Sam 19:20; Rev 1:10 ↩
  3. 3. Numbers 24:3 Num 24:15, 16 ↩
  4. 4. Numbers 24:4 Num 22:20 ↩
  5. 5. Numbers 24:4 Lit sayings ↩
  6. 6. Numbers 24:4 Gen 15:1; Num 12:6 ↩
  7. 7. Numbers 24:4 Heb Shaddai ↩
  8. 8. Numbers 24:6 Or possibly palm trees ↩
  9. 9. Numbers 24:6 Ps 45:8 ↩
  10. 10. Numbers 24:6 Ps 1:3 ↩
  11. 11. Numbers 24:7 Num 24:20; 1 Sam 15:8 ↩
  12. 12. Numbers 24:7 Ps 145:11-13 ↩
  13. 13. Numbers 24:8 Num 23:22 ↩
  14. 14. Numbers 24:8 Num 23:24; Ps 2:9 ↩
  15. 15. Numbers 24:8 Ps 45:5 ↩
  16. 16. Numbers 24:9 Gen 49:9; Num 23:24 ↩
  17. 17. Numbers 24:9 Lit bows down ↩
  18. 18. Numbers 24:9 Lit will ↩
  19. 19. Numbers 24:9 Gen 12:3; 27:29 ↩

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