New English Translation
Numbers 23:22
22God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a wild bull.
Numbers 23:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
- New International Version (NIV)God brought them out of Egypt; they have the strength of a wild ox.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God brings them out of Egypt and is for them like the horns of the wild ox.
- New King James Version (NKJV)God brings them out of Egypt; He has strength like a wild ox.
Context of Numbers 23:22
20Indeed, I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it. 21He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them. God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a wild bull. 23For there is no spell against Jacob, nor is there any divination against Israel. At this time it must be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘Look at what God has done!’ 24Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness, and like a lion raises himself up; they will not lie down until they eat their prey, and drink the blood of the slain.”
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אֵ֖ל מוֹצִיאָ֣ם מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם כְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥ת רְאֵ֖ם לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 23:22
- Numbers 22:5And he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates River in the land of Amaw, to summon him, saying, “Look, a nation has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are settling next to me.
- Numbers 24:8God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull; they will devour hostile people and will break their bones and will pierce them through with arrows.
- Exodus 9:16But for this purpose I have caused you to stand: to show you my strength, and so that my name may be declared in all the earth.
- Exodus 14:18And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I have gained my honor because of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
- Exodus 20:2“I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
- Psalms 68:35You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! It is the God of Israel who gives the people power and strength. God deserves praise!
- Deuteronomy 33:17May the firstborn of his bull bring him honor, and may his horns be those of a wild ox; with them may he gore all peoples, all the far reaches of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
- Job 39:10Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you?
- Psalms 22:21Rescue me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered me!
Commentaries on Numbers 23:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The strength of a unicorn - ראם reem and ראים reim . It is generally allowed that there is no such beast in nature as the unicorn; i. e., a creature of the horse kind, with one long rich curled horn in the forehead. The creature painted from fancy is represented as one of the supporters of the royal arms of Great Britain. It is difficult to say what kind of beast is intended by the original word. The Septuagint translate the word , the unicorn, or…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22An unicorn - A wild bull, the now extinct Aurochs, formidable for its size, strength, speed, and ferocity.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-30Verses 11-30 Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A second time the curse is turned into a blessing; and this blessing is both larger and stronger than the former. Men change their minds, and break their words; but God never changes his mind, and therefore never recalls his promise. And when in Scripture he is said to repent, it does not mean any…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-24This message emphasizes God’s faithfulness to his people. He would remain with them and keep all the promises he had made. Nothing would cause him to abandon his word or turn away from Israel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn--Israel is not as they were at the Exodus, a horde of poor, feeble, spiritless people, but powerful and invincible as a reem--that is, a rhinoceros (Job 39:9; Psa 22:21; 92:10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 23
- 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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