New American Standard Bible 2020
Numbers 24:1-9
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!6Like 13valleysH5158 that stretchH5186 outH5186, Like gardensH1593 besideH5921 a riverH5104, Like 14aloesH174 plantedH5193 by the LordH3068, Like 15cedarsH730 besideH5921 the watersH4325.7WaterH4325 will flowH5140 from his bucketsH1805, And his seedH2233 will be by manyH7227 watersH4325, And his kingH4428 shall beH7311 higherH7311 thanH4480 16AgagH90, 17And his kingdomH4438 shall be exaltedH5375.818GodH410 bringsH3318 him outH3318 of EgyptH4714, He is for him like the hornsH8443 of the wildH7214 oxH7214. 19He will devourH398 the nationsH1471 who are his adversariesH6862, And will crushH1633 their bonesH6106, And smashH4272 them with his 20arrowsH2671.921He 22crouchesH3766, he liesH7901 downH7901 like a lionH738, And like a lionessH3833, whoH4310 23dares to rouseH6965 him? 24BlessedH1288 is everyone who blessesH1288 you, And cursedH779 is everyone who cursesH779 you.”
Notes
- 1. Numbers 24:1 Lit was good in the eyes of ↩
- 2. Numbers 24:1 Lit encounter ↩
- 3. Numbers 24:1 Num 22:7; 23:23 ↩
- 4. Numbers 24:1 Lit face ↩
- 5. Numbers 24:1 Num 23:28 ↩
- 6. Numbers 24:2 Lit dwelling ↩
- 7. Numbers 24:2 Num 11:26; 1 Sam 19:20; Rev 1:10 ↩
- 8. Numbers 24:3 Num 24:15, 16 ↩
- 9. Numbers 24:4 Num 22:20 ↩
- 10. Numbers 24:4 Lit sayings ↩
- 11. Numbers 24:4 Gen 15:1; Num 12:6 ↩
- 12. Numbers 24:4 Heb Shaddai ↩
- 13. Numbers 24:6 Or possibly palm trees ↩
- 14. Numbers 24:6 Ps 45:8 ↩
- 15. Numbers 24:6 Ps 1:3 ↩
- 16. Numbers 24:7 Num 24:20; 1 Sam 15:8 ↩
- 17. Numbers 24:7 Ps 145:11-13 ↩
- 18. Numbers 24:8 Num 23:22 ↩
- 19. Numbers 24:8 Num 23:24; Ps 2:9 ↩
- 20. Numbers 24:8 Ps 45:5 ↩
- 21. Numbers 24:9 Gen 49:9; Num 23:24 ↩
- 22. Numbers 24:9 Lit bows down ↩
- 23. Numbers 24:9 Lit will ↩
- 24. 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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