Numbers 24 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The Prophecy from Peor

When Balaam^H1109 saw^H7200 that it [fn]pleased^H2895^H5869 the LORD^H3068 to bless^H1288 Israel^H3478, he did not go^H1980 as at other^H6471 times^H6471 to [fn]seek^H7122 omens^H5173, rather he turned^H7896 his [fn]attention^H6440 toward^H413 the wilderness^H4057.

Num 24:2

Num 24:2And Balaam raised his eyes and saw Israel [fn]camping tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

Num 24:3

Num 24:3Then he took up his discourse and said,

“The declaration^H5002 of Balaam^H1109 the son^H1121 of Beor^H1160,

And the declaration^H5002 of the man^H1397 whose eye^H5869 is opened^H8365;

Num 24:4

The declaration^H5002 of him who hears^H8085 the [fn]words^H561 of God^H410,

Who^H834 sees^H2372 the vision^H4236 of [fn]the Almighty^H7706,

Falling^H5307 down^H5307, yet having his eyes^H5869 uncovered^H1540,

Num 24:5

How^H4100 pleasant^H2895 are your tents^H168, Jacob^H3290,

Your dwelling^H4908 places^H4908, Israel^H3478!

Num 24:6

“Like [fn]valleys^H5158 that stretch^H5186 out^H5186,

Like gardens^H1593 beside^H5921 a river^H5104,

Like aloes^H174 planted^H5193 by the LORD^H3068,

Like cedars^H730 beside^H5921 the waters^H4325.

Num 24:7

“Water^H4325 will flow^H5140 from his buckets^H1805,

And his seed^H2233 will be by many^H7227 waters^H4325,

And his king^H4428 shall be^H7311 higher^H7311 than^H4480 Agag^H90,

And his kingdom^H4438 shall be exalted^H5375.

Num 24:8

“God^H410 brings^H3318 him out^H3318 of Egypt^H4714,

He is for him like the horns^H8443 of the wild^H7214 ox^H7214.

He will devour^H398 the nations^H1471 who are his adversaries^H6862,

And will crush^H1633 their bones^H6106,

And smash^H4272 them with his arrows^H2671.

Num 24:9

“He [fn]crouches^H3766, he lies^H7901 down^H7901 like a lion^H738,

And like a lioness^H3833, who^H4310 [fn]dares to rouse^H6965 him?

Blessed^H1288 is everyone who blesses^H1288 you,

And cursed^H779 is everyone who curses^H779 you.”

Num 24:10

Then Balak’s^H1111 anger^H639 burned^H2734 against^H413 Balaam^H1109, and he struck^H5606 his [fn]hands^H3709 together^H5606; and Balak^H1111 said^H559 to Balaam^H1109, “I called^H7121 you to curse^H6895 my enemies^H340, but behold^H2009, you have persisted^H1288 in blessing^H1288 them these^H2088 three^H7969 times^H6471!

Num 24:11

Num 24:11“So [fn]flee to your place now. I said I would honor you greatly, but behold, the LORD has held you back from honor.”

Num 24:12

Num 24:12And Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not in fact tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,

Num 24:13

Num 24:13‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the [fn]command of the LORD, either good or bad, of my own [fn]accord. What the LORD speaks, I will [fn]speak’?

Num 24:14

Num 24:14“So now, behold, I am going to my people; come, and I will advise you of what this people will do to your people in the [fn]days to come.”

Num 24:15

Then he took^H5375 up^H5375 his discourse^H4912 and said^H559,

“The declaration^H5002 of Balaam^H1109 the son^H1121 of Beor^H1160,

And the declaration^H5002 of the man^H1397 whose eye^H5869 is opened^H8365,

Num 24:16

The declaration^H5002 of him who hears^H8085 the [fn]words^H561 of God^H410,

And knows^H3045 the knowledge^H1847 of the [fn]Most^H5945 High^H5945,

Who sees^H2372 the vision^H4236 of [fn]the Almighty^H7706,

Falling^H5307 down^H5307, yet having his eyes^H5869 uncovered^H1540:

Num 24:17

I see^H7200 him, but not now^H6258;

I look^H7789 at^H7789 him, but not near^H7138;

A star^H3556 shall appear^H1869 from Jacob^H3290,

A scepter^H7626 shall rise^H6965 from Israel^H3478,

And shall smash^H4272 the [fn]forehead^H6285 of Moab^H4124,

And overcome^H6979 all^H3605 the sons^H1121 of Sheth^H8352.

Num 24:18

“And Edom^H123 shall be a possession^H3423,

Seir^H8165, its enemies^H340, also will be a possession^H3423,

While Israel^H3478 performs^H6213 valiantly^H2428.

Num 24:19

“One from Jacob^H3290 shall rule^H7287,

And will eliminate^H6 the survivors^H8300 from the city^H5892.”

Num 24:20

And he looked^H7200 at Amalek^H6002 and took^H5375 up^H5375 his discourse^H4912 and said^H559,

“Amalek^H6002 was the first^H7225 of the nations^H1471,

But his end^H319 shall be [fn]destruction^H8.”

Num 24:21

And he looked^H7200 at the Kenite^H7017, and took^H5375 up^H5375 his discourse^H4912 and said^H559,

“Your dwelling^H4186 place^H4186 is enduring^H386,

And your nest^H7064 is set^H7760 in the cliff^H5553.

Num 24:22

“Nevertheless^H3588^H518 Kain^H7014 will suffer^H1197 devastation^H1197;

How^H4100 long^H5704 will Asshur^H804 [fn]keep^H7617 you captive^H7617?”

Num 24:23

Then he took^H5375 up^H5375 his discourse^H4912 and said^H559,

“Oh^H188, who^H4310 can live^H2421 unless^H4480 God^H410 has ordained^H7760 it?

Num 24:24

“But ships^H6716 shall come from the coast^H3027 of Kittim^H3794,

And they shall oppress^H6031 Asshur^H804 and oppress^H6031 Eber^H5677;

So they also^H1571 will come to destruction^H8.”

Num 24:25

Then Balaam^H1109 arose^H6965, and he departed^H1980 and returned^H7725 to his place^H4725, and Balak^H1111 also^H1571 went^H1980 on his way^H1870.

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(24:1)

Lit was good in the eyes of

Lit encounter

Lit face

Lit dwelling

Lit sayings

Heb Shaddai

Or possibly palm trees

Lit bows down

Lit will

Lit palms

Lit flee for yourself

Lit mouth

Lit heart

Lit speak it

Lit end of the days

Lit sayings

Heb Elyon

Heb Shaddai

Lit corners

Lit to destruction

Lit take

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The Prophecy from Peor

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