Numbers 24:23

New English Translation

²³Then he uttered this oracle:

“O, who will survive when God does this!^[a]

Numbers 24:23 tc Because there is no parallel line, some have thought that it dropped out (see de Vaulx, Les Nombres, 296).

Numbers 24:23

New International Version

²³Then he spoke his message:

“Alas! Who can live when God does this?^[a]

Numbers 24:23 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew The people from the islands will gather from the north.

²³And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

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