Numbers 24
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Numbers 24:1-5

1When BalaamH1109 sawH7200 that it 1pleasedH2895H5869 the LordH3068 to blessH1288 IsraelH3478, he did not goH1980 as at otherH6471 timesH6471 to 2seekH7122 3omensH5173, rather he turnedH7896 his 4attentionH6440 towardH413 the 5wildernessH4057. 2And BalaamH1109 raisedH5375 his eyesH5869 and sawH7200 IsraelH3478 6campingH7931 tribeH7626 by tribeH7626; and 7the SpiritH7307 of GodH430 cameH1961 upon him. 3Then he tookH5375 upH5375 his discourseH4912 and saidH559, “8The declarationH5002 of BalaamH1109 the sonH1121 of BeorH1160, And the declarationH5002 of the manH1397 whose eyeH5869 is openedH8365;4The declarationH5002 of him who 9hearsH8085 the 10wordsH561 of GodH410, WhoH834 seesH2372 the 11visionH4236 of 12the AlmightyH7706, FallingH5307 downH5307, yet having his eyesH5869 uncoveredH1540,5HowH4100 pleasantH2895 are your tentsH168, JacobH3290, Your dwellingH4908 placesH4908, IsraelH3478!

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Notes

  1. 1. Numbers 24:1 Lit was good in the eyes of ↩
  2. 2. Numbers 24:1 Lit encounter ↩
  3. 3. Numbers 24:1 Num 22:7; 23:23 ↩
  4. 4. Numbers 24:1 Lit face ↩
  5. 5. Numbers 24:1 Num 23:28 ↩
  6. 6. Numbers 24:2 Lit dwelling ↩
  7. 7. Numbers 24:2 Num 11:26; 1 Sam 19:20; Rev 1:10 ↩
  8. 8. Numbers 24:3 Num 24:15, 16 ↩
  9. 9. Numbers 24:4 Num 22:20 ↩
  10. 10. Numbers 24:4 Lit sayings ↩
  11. 11. Numbers 24:4 Gen 15:1; Num 12:6 ↩
  12. 12. Numbers 24:4 Heb Shaddai ↩

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