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Numbers 24:14-25:6
New American Standard Bible
Numbers 24:14-25:6
New American Standard Bible
14 So now, behold, (A)I am going to my people; come, and I will advise you of what this people will do to your people in the [a]days to come.”
15 Then he took up his discourse and said,
“(B)The declaration of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened,
16 The declaration of him who hears the [b]words of God,
And knows the knowledge of the [c]Most High,
Who sees the vision of [d]the Almighty,
Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered:
17 I see him, but not now;
I look at him, but not near;
A star shall appear from Jacob,
(C)A scepter shall rise from Israel,
(D)And shall smash the [e]forehead of Moab,
And overcome all the sons of Sheth.
18 (E)And Edom shall be a possession,
(F)Seir, its enemies, also will be a possession,
While Israel performs valiantly.
19 One from Jacob shall rule,
And will eliminate the survivors from the city.”
20 And he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said,
21 And he looked at the (H)Kenite, and took up his discourse and said,
“Your dwelling place is enduring,
And your nest is set in the cliff.
22 Nevertheless Kain will suffer devastation;
How long will (I)Asshur [g]keep you captive?”
23 Then he took up his discourse and said,
“Oh, who can live unless God has ordained it?
24 But ships shall come from the coast of (J)Kittim,
And they shall oppress Asshur and oppress (K)Eber;
(L)So they also will come to destruction.”
25 Then Balaam arose, and he departed and returned to (M)his place, and Balak also went on his way.
The Sin of Peor
25 While Israel remained at (N)Shittim, the people began (O)to commit infidelity with the daughters of Moab. 2 For (P)they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3 So (Q)Israel [h]became followers of [i]Baal of Peor, and the Lord was angry with Israel. 4 And the Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and [j]execute them [k]in broad daylight before the Lord, (R)so that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.” 5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you (S)kill his men who have [l]become followers of [m]Baal of Peor.”
6 Then behold, one of the sons of Israel came and brought to his relatives a (T)Midianite woman, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, (U)while they were weeping at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:14 Lit end of the days
- Numbers 24:16 Lit sayings
- Numbers 24:16 Heb Elyon
- Numbers 24:16 Heb Shaddai
- Numbers 24:17 Lit corners
- Numbers 24:20 Lit to destruction
- Numbers 24:22 Lit take
- Numbers 25:3 Lit bound themselves to
- Numbers 25:3 Or Baal-peor
- Numbers 25:4 Lit display them (dead) with broken limbs
- Numbers 25:4 Lit in front of the sun
- Numbers 25:5 Lit bound themselves to
- Numbers 25:5 Or Baal-peor
Numbers 24:14-25:6
New International Version
Numbers 24:14-25:6
New International Version
14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come.”(A)
Balaam’s Fourth Message
15 Then he spoke his message:
“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,
16 the prophecy of one who hears the words(B) of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,(C)
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
17 “I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near.(D)
A star will come out of Jacob;(E)
a scepter will rise out of Israel.(F)
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,(G)
the skulls[a](H) of[b] all the people of Sheth.[c]
18 Edom(I) will be conquered;
Seir,(J) his enemy, will be conquered,(K)
but Israel(L) will grow strong.
19 A ruler will come out of Jacob(M)
and destroy the survivors of the city.”
Balaam’s Fifth Message
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek(N) and spoke his message:
“Amalek was first among the nations,
but their end will be utter destruction.”(O)
Balaam’s Sixth Message
21 Then he saw the Kenites(P) and spoke his message:
“Your dwelling place is secure,(Q)
your nest is set in a rock;
22 yet you Kenites will be destroyed
when Ashur(R) takes you captive.”
Balaam’s Seventh Message
23 Then he spoke his message:
“Alas! Who can live when God does this?[d]
24 Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus;(S)
they will subdue Ashur(T) and Eber,(U)
but they too will come to ruin.(V)”
25 Then Balaam(W) got up and returned home, and Balak went his own way.
Moab Seduces Israel
25 While Israel was staying in Shittim,(X) the men began to indulge in sexual immorality(Y) with Moabite(Z) women,(AA) 2 who invited them to the sacrifices(AB) to their gods.(AC) The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods. 3 So Israel yoked themselves to(AD) the Baal of Peor.(AE) And the Lord’s anger burned against them.
4 The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders(AF) of these people, kill them and expose(AG) them in broad daylight before the Lord,(AH) so that the Lord’s fierce anger(AI) may turn away from Israel.”
5 So Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death(AJ) those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”(AK)
6 Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite(AL) woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping(AM) at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:17 Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Jer. 48:45); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
- Numbers 24:17 Or possibly Moab, / batter
- Numbers 24:17 Or all the noisy boasters
- Numbers 24:23 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew The people from the islands will gather from the north.
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