Numbers 24:2-3
New King James Version
2 And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel (A)encamped according to their tribes; and (B)the Spirit of God came upon him.
3 (C)Then he took up his oracle and said:
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,
Numbers 24:2-3
New International Version
2 When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him(A) 3 and he spoke his message:
“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,(B)
Numbers 24:5-9
New King James Version
5 “How lovely are your tents, O Jacob!
Your dwellings, O Israel!
6 Like valleys that stretch out,
Like gardens by the riverside,
(A)Like aloes (B)planted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.
7 He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be (C)in many waters.
8 “God(F) brings him out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall (G)consume the nations, his enemies;
He shall (H)break their bones
And (I)pierce them with his arrows.
9 ‘He(J) bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’
(K)“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”
Numbers 24:5-9
New International Version
5 “How beautiful are your tents,(A) Jacob,
your dwelling places, Israel!
6 “Like valleys they spread out,
like gardens beside a river,(B)
like aloes(C) planted by the Lord,
like cedars beside the waters.(D)
7 Water will flow from their buckets;
their seed will have abundant water.
Numbers 24:17-18
New King James Version
17 “I(A) see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
(B)A Star shall come out of Jacob;
(C)A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And [a]batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of [b]tumult.
18 “And (D)Edom shall be a possession;
Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession,
While Israel does [c]valiantly.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:17 shatter the forehead
- Numbers 24:17 Heb. Sheth, Jer. 48:45
- Numbers 24:18 mightily
Numbers 24:17-18
New International Version
17 “I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near.(A)
A star will come out of Jacob;(B)
a scepter will rise out of Israel.(C)
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,(D)
the skulls[a](E) of[b] all the people of Sheth.[c]
18 Edom(F) will be conquered;
Seir,(G) his enemy, will be conquered,(H)
but Israel(I) will grow strong.
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
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