Numbers 24:6

Numbers 24:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Like palm groves that stretch afar, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the Lord has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens by the riverside, Like aloes planted by the Lord, Like cedars beside the waters.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They spread before me like palm groves, like gardens by the riverside. They are like tall trees planted by the Lord, like cedars beside the waters.

Context of Numbers 24:6

4the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened: 5“How beautiful are your tents, Jacob, your dwelling places, Israel! “Like valleys they spread out, like gardens beside a river, like aloes planted by the Lord, like cedars beside the waters. 7Water will flow from their buckets; their seed will have abundant water. “Their king will be greater than Agag; their kingdom will be exalted. 8“God brought them out of Egypt; they have the strength of a wild ox. They devour hostile nations and break their bones in pieces; with their arrows they pierce them.

Numbers 24:6 word by word

כִּנְחָלִ֣ים נִטָּ֔יוּ כְּגַנֹּ֖ת עֲלֵ֣י נָהָ֑ר כַּאֲהָלִים֙ נָטַ֣ע יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲרָזִ֖ים עֲלֵי־מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As the valleysנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · palm-treeH5158
• are they spread forthנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• as gardensגַּנָּהgannâh · gardenH1593
• by the river’s sideנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• as the trees of lign aloesאָהָל'ăhâlîym 'ăhâlôth · aloeH174
• which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath plantedנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• as cedar treesאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• beside the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Numbers 24:6

• Psalms 68:26Praise God in the great congregation; praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.
• Proverbs 5:16Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
• Isaiah 48:1“Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and come from the line of Judah, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord and invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
• Psalms 93:3The seas have lifted up, Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
• Jeremiah 51:13You who live by many waters and are rich in treasures, your end has come, the time for you to be destroyed.
• Revelation 17:1One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters.
• Ezra 4:20Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over the whole of Trans-Euphrates, and taxes, tribute and duty were paid to them.
• Psalms 2:6“I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
• Psalms 18:43You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,
• John 1:49Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
• Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
• Revelation 19:16On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords.
• 1 Samuel 15:8He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword.
• 2 Samuel 5:12Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
• 1 Kings 4:21And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon’s subjects all his life.
• 1 Chronicles 14:2And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.

Commentaries on Numbers 24:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Lign aloes which the Lord hath planted - Or, as the tents which the Lord hath pitched; for it is the same word, אהלים ohalim, which is used in the 5th verse. But from other parts of Scripture we find that the word also signifies a species of tree, called by some the sandal tree, and by others the lignum or wood aloes. This tree is described as being eight or ten feet high, with very large leaves growing at the top; and it is supposed that a forest of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6As gardens by the river‘s side - Balaam‘s language reflects the famous artificial gardens along the banks of his own river, the Euphrates. As the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted - The latter words contain an apparent reference to Paradise (compare Genesis 2:8). The aloe, imported from China and the far distant east, furnished to the ancients one of the most fragrant and precious of spices; compare Psalm 45:8; Proverbs 7:17, As cedar trees…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7The Lord’s favor is shown by comparing Israel to groves and gardens that have plenty of water. In a dry land, water brings life and growth. This picture shows how God was caring for his people. Israel’s growing population also showed God’s blessing (24:7; as mentioned in 23:10). This growth would become even clearer in the second census recorded in chapter 26.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-75-7. How goodly are thy tents, ... O Israel!--a fine burst of admiration, expressed in highly poetical strains. All travellers describe the beauty which the circular area of Bedouin tents impart to the desert. How impressive, then, must have been the view, as seen from the heights of Abarim, of the immense camp of Israel extended over the subjacent plains.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 24:6

• Balaam
• Lign-Aloe
• Tent

In the dictionaries

• Lign-Aloes
• Advertise
• Aloes
• Balaam
• Coast
• Lignaloes
• Rise
• Tabernacle
• Abel-Shittim
• Aloes; Lignaloes

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