Numbers 24:20-25
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20 Then he looked on Amalek and uttered his oracle, saying,
“First among the nations was Amalek,
but its end is to perish forever.”(A)
21 Then he looked on the Kenite and uttered his oracle, saying,
“Enduring is your dwelling place,
and your nest is set in the rock,
22 yet Kain is destined for burning.
How long shall Asshur take you away captive?”
23 Again he uttered his oracle, saying,
“Alas, who shall live when God does this?[a]
24 But ships shall come from Kittim
and shall afflict Asshur and Eber,
and he also shall perish forever.”(B)
25 Then Balaam got up and went back to his place, and Balak also went his way.(C)
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- 24.23 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Numbers 24:20-25
Revised Standard Version
20 Then he looked on Am′alek, and took up his discourse, and said,
“Am′alek was the first of the nations,
but in the end he shall come to destruction.”
21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse, and said,
“Enduring is your dwelling place,
and your nest is set in the rock;
22 nevertheless Kain shall be wasted.
How long shall Asshur take you away captive?”
23 And he took up his discourse, and said,
“Alas, who shall live when God does this?
24 But ships shall come from Kittim
and shall afflict Asshur and Eber;
and he also shall come to destruction.”
25 Then Balaam rose, and went back to his place; and Balak also went his way.
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