Numbers 24:15-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Balaam’s Fourth Oracle
15 Then he proclaimed his poem:
The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;[a]
16 the oracle of one who hears the sayings of God
and has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls into a trance with his eyes uncovered:(A)
17 I see him,[b] but not now;
I perceive him,[c] but not near.
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.(B)
He will smash the forehead[d] of Moab
and strike down[e] all the Shethites.[f]
18 Edom will become a possession;
Seir(C) will become a possession of its enemies,
but Israel will be triumphant.
19 One who comes from Jacob will rule;
he will destroy the city’s survivors.
Notas al pie
- Numbers 24:15 LXX reads true; Vg reads closed
- Numbers 24:17 Or Him
- Numbers 24:17 Or Him
- Numbers 24:17 Or frontiers
- Numbers 24:17 Sam reads and the skulls of; Jr 48:45
- Numbers 24:17 Or Sethites
Numbers 24:15-19
Common English Bible
15 He raised his voice and made his address:
“The oracle of Balaam, Beor’s son,
the oracle of a man whose eye is open.
16 The oracle of one who hears God’s speech,
and understands the Most High’s[a] knowledge,
who perceives the Almighty’s[b] visions,
who falls down with eyes uncovered.
17 I see him, but not now;
I look at him, but not nearby.
A star comes from Jacob;
a scepter arises from Israel,
smashing Moab’s forehead,
the head of all the Sethites.
18 Edom will become a possession,
Seir a possession of its enemies.
But Israel acts powerfully.
19 Someone from Jacob will rule
and destroy the survivors from Ir.”
Notas al pie
- Numbers 24:16 Heb Elyon
- Numbers 24:16 Heb Shaddai or Mountain One
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