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Numbers (Bamidbar — "In the wilderness") records Israel's 40-year journey through the Sinai desert, framing disobedience and consequence alongside God's patient, covenant-sustaining provision.
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- Primary Witness Text: And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. Therefore now flee...
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Numbers (Bamidbar — "In the wilderness") records Israel's 40-year journey through the Sinai desert, framing disobedience and consequence alongside God's patient, covenant-sustaining provision.
The book's apologetics yield is significant: the bronze serpent episode (21:8-9) is cited by Jesus as a direct type of His own crucifixion (John 3:14-15); the Balaam oracles (chs. 22-24) contain one of the OT's earliest messianic star prophecies (24:17); and the Levitical census figures inform scholarly discussion of ancient Near Eastern population records and the historicity of the Exodus.
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Numbers 24:1
Hebrew
וַיַּרְא בִּלְעָם כִּי טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא־הָלַךְ כְּפַֽעַם־בְּפַעַם לִקְרַאת נְחָשִׁים וַיָּשֶׁת אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּר פָּנָֽיו׃vayare'-vile'am-khiy-tvov-ve'eyney-yehvah-levarekhe-'et-yishera'el-velo'-halakhe-khefa'am-vefa'am-liqera't-nechashiym-vayashet-'el-hamidevar-fanayv
KJV: And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
AKJV: And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
ASV: And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
YLT: And Balaam seeth that it is good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face;
Exposition: Numbers 24:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:2
Hebrew
וַיִּשָּׂא בִלְעָם אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל שֹׁכֵן לִשְׁבָטָיו וַתְּהִי עָלָיו רוּחַ אֱלֹהִֽים׃vayisha'-vile'am-'et-'eynayv-vayare'-'et-yishera'el-shokhen-lishevatayv-vatehiy-'alayv-rvcha-'elohiym
KJV: And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
AKJV: And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came on him.
ASV: And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
YLT: and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 24:2Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 24:2
Numbers 24:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 24:2
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- Numbers 24:2
Exposition: Numbers 24:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:3
Hebrew
וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר נְאֻם בִּלְעָם בְּנוֹ בְעֹר וּנְאֻם הַגֶּבֶר שְׁתֻם הָעָֽיִן׃vayisha'-meshalvo-vayo'mar-ne'um-vile'am-venvo-ve'or-vne'um-hagever-shetum-ha'ayin
KJV: And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
AKJV: And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:
ASV: And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith,
YLT: and he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor--And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut--
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:3Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Numbers 24:3
<Dixit Balaam.>ORIG., hom. 17. <Dixit Balaam filius Beor,>etc., usque ad et ideo dicit revelatos oculos ejus esse, quia potuit videre quod vidit. <Cujus obturatus,>etc. RAB. Quia in somnis clausis corporeis oculis angelico ministerio haec vidit. Oculos vero mentis partim habet apertos, partim clausos, qui mysteria futura agnoscit, sed errorem non corrigit. Sic iniqui aliud scientia, aliud moribus agunt: aliud ore, aliud opere ostendunt.
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Numbers 24:3
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Dixit Balaam
- Beor
Exposition: Numbers 24:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:4
Hebrew
נְאֻם שֹׁמֵעַ אִמְרֵי־אֵל אֲשֶׁר מַחֲזֵה שַׁדַּי יֶֽחֱזֶה נֹפֵל וּגְלוּי עֵינָֽיִם׃ne'um-shome'a-'imerey-'el-'asher-machazeh-shaday-yechezeh-nofel-vgelvy-'eynayim
KJV: He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
AKJV: He has said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
ASV: He saith, who heareth the words of God,
YLT: An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God--Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling--and eyes uncovered:
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 24:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 24:4
Numbers 24:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 24:4
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 24:4
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Almighty
Exposition: Numbers 24:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:5
Hebrew
מַה־טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mah-tovv-'ohaleykha-ya'aqov-mishekhenoteykha-yishera'el
KJV: How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
AKJV: How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, and your tabernacles, O Israel!
ASV: How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob,
YLT: How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 24:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 24:5
Numbers 24:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 24:5
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 24:5
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jacob
Exposition: Numbers 24:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:6
Hebrew
כִּנְחָלִים נִטָּיוּ כְּגַנֹּת עֲלֵי נָהָר כַּאֲהָלִים נָטַע יְהוָה כַּאֲרָזִים עֲלֵי־מָֽיִם׃khinechaliym-nitayv-kheganot-'aley-nahar-kha'ahaliym-nata'-yehvah-kha'araziym-'aley-mayim
KJV: As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
AKJV: As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD has planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
ASV: As valleys are they spread forth,
YLT: As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters;
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:6Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 24:6
<Ut valles nemorosae.>ORIG. Alii, etc., usque ad et in doctrina eorum quasi incedentes per opaca nemorum delectantur. <Ut horti juxta fluvios irrigui.>ID. Alia littera, etc., usque ad in tabernaculo merito dicitur habitare. <Cedri.>Dei scilicet, quae suscipiunt palmites vitis de Aegypto translatae: in quibus requiescit ille fructus, cujus umbra operuit montes. ORIG. Alia littera, etc., usque ad et novissimum inimicum destruat mortem.
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Numbers 24:6
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- Alii
- Cedri
Exposition: Numbers 24:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:7
Hebrew
יִֽזַּל־מַיִם מִדָּלְיָו וְזַרְעוֹ בְּמַיִם רַבִּים וְיָרֹם מֵֽאֲגַג מַלְכּוֹ וְתִנַּשֵּׂא מַלְכֻתֽוֹ׃yizal-mayim-midaleyav-vezare'vo-vemayim-raviym-veyarom-me'agag-malekhvo-vetinashe'-malekhutvo
KJV: He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
AKJV: He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
ASV: Water shall flow from his buckets,
YLT: He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed is in many waters; And higher than Agag is his king, And exalted is his kingdom.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 24:7Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 24:7
Numbers 24:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 24:7
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 24:7
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Agag
Exposition: Numbers 24:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:8
Hebrew
אֵל מוֹצִיאוֹ מִמִּצְרַיִם כְּתוֹעֲפֹת רְאֵם לוֹ יֹאכַל גּוֹיִם צָרָיו וְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶם יְגָרֵם וְחִצָּיו יִמְחָֽץ׃'el-mvotziy'vo-mimitzerayim-khetvo'afot-re'em-lvo-yo'khal-gvoyim-tzarayv-ve'atzemoteyhem-yegarem-vechitzayv-yimechatz
KJV: God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
AKJV: God brought him forth out of Egypt; he has as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
ASV: God bringeth him forth out of Egypt;
YLT: God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And with his arrows he smiteth,
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:8Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Numbers 24:8
<Eduxit illum de.>Deus eduxit eum ex Aegypto post mortem scilicet Herodis, unde: <Ex Aegypto vocavi Filium>Osee. 11.. Quod ex hoc loco videtur assumptum et Evangelio insertum vel de Osee propheta. Post mortem Herodis, vel, de saeculo, eduxit illum Pater ad semetipsum, ut viam faceret eis qui de hoc mundo ascensuri erant ad Deum. <Cujus fortitudo similis,>etc. Omnia enim daemonum regna dejiciens, unum suum regnum quasi vere unicornis fundavit in gloria: cornu enim regnum significat. <Devorabunt gentes,>etc. ORIG., ubi supra. <Edet gentes inimicorum suorum, et crassitudines illorum medullabit,>etc. Gentes scilicet, etc., usque ad qui intelligibilis et sanctus est, et unus et multiplex dicitur et subtilis. <Et perforabunt sagittis.>LXX: <Et jaculis suis sagittabunt inimicum.>Christus enim verbis suis vicit diabolum Matth. 4., et omnes contradicentes superat et confringit: omnis enim qui peccat, inimicus ejus est, dum peccat; si autem verbis Dei confixus peccata sua agnoscens compungatur, et ad poenitentiam conversus, jaculis ejus confixus dicitur.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
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Numbers 24:8
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- Herodis
- Osee
- Deum
- Matth
Exposition: Numbers 24:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:9
Hebrew
כָּרַע שָׁכַב כַּאֲרִי וּכְלָבִיא מִי יְקִימֶנּוּ מְבָרֲכֶיךָ בָרוּךְ וְאֹרְרֶיךָ אָרֽוּר׃khara'-shakhav-kha'ariy-vkhelaviy'-miy-yeqiymenv-mevarakheykha-varvkhe-ve'orereykha-'arvr
KJV: He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
AKJV: He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesses you, and cursed is he that curses you. ¶
ASV: He couched, he lay down as a lion,
YLT: He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee is blessed, And he who is cursing thee is cursed.'
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:9Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Numbers 24:9
<Accubans dormivit ut leo,>etc. Si intellexisti quantam requiem habeat iter sapientiae, quantum gratiae, quantumque dulcedinis, noli dissimulare, noli negligere, aggredere iter, nec eremi solitudinem perhorrescas; habitanti enim in hujusmodi tabernaculis occurrit manna coeleste, et angelorum panem manducabis Exod. 16.. Incipe tantum cito, in consortium tuum venient angeli, quos significant cedri. <Quam suscitare nullus audebit;>LXX: <Quis suscitabit eum?>Nunc enim a Patre suscitatus dicitur; nunc ipse templum corporis sui suscitare se dicit Joan. 2., ideo quasi percontantis significatur affectus. <Qui benedixerit.>Qui benedicunt, Christo benedicunt in communionem paternae benedictionis assumpti. Qui autem maledicunt maledicti sunt. Judaei qui maledixerunt Christo, lacrymabiliter maledicti sunt. Quid enim posset illis evenire qui maledicunt sapientiae, et veritati et vitae, nisi ut ab his omnibus exsules jaceant? Haec enim omnia Christus est Joan. 9. <Qui maledixerit tibi, in maledictione reputabitur: Iratusque Balac contra.>ORIG. Ego puto quod non solum maledicit Christo, qui sermonem adversus eum profert maledictum; sed etiam qui sub nomine Christiani male agit turpiter vivit, et inhonestis verbis aut factis nomen ejus facit blasphemari. Sicut non solum Deum benedicit, qui sermonibus solis, sed et qui actibus, vita et moribus facit nomen Dei benedici.
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Numbers 24:9
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- Exod
- Joan
- Christo
Exposition: Numbers 24:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:10
Hebrew
וַיִּֽחַר־אַף בָּלָק אֶל־בִּלְעָם וַיִּסְפֹּק אֶת־כַּפָּיו וַיֹּאמֶר בָּלָק אֶל־בִּלְעָם לָקֹב אֹֽיְבַי קְרָאתִיךָ וְהִנֵּה בֵּרַכְתָּ בָרֵךְ זֶה שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִֽים׃vayichar-'af-valaq-'el-vile'am-vayisefoq-'et-khafayv-vayo'mer-valaq-'el-vile'am-laqov-'oyevay-qera'tiykha-vehineh-verakheta-varekhe-zeh-shalosh-fe'amiym
KJV: And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
AKJV: And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
ASV: And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
YLT: And the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, `To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed--these three times;
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Numbers 24:10
Numbers 24:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Numbers 24:10
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 24:10
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Balaam
Exposition: Numbers 24:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:11
Hebrew
וְעַתָּה בְּרַח־לְךָ אֶל־מְקוֹמֶךָ אָמַרְתִּי כַּבֵּד אֲכַבֶּדְךָ וְהִנֵּה מְנָעֲךָ יְהוָה מִכָּבֽוֹד׃ve'atah-verach-lekha-'el-meqvomekha-'amaretiy-khaved-'akhavedekha-vehineh-mena'akha-yehvah-mikhavvod
KJV: Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.
AKJV: Therefore now flee you to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, see, the LORD has kept you back from honor.
ASV: Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.
YLT: and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 24:11Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 24:11
Numbers 24:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 24:11
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- Numbers 24:11
Exposition: Numbers 24:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:12
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם אֶל־בָּלָק הֲלֹא גַּם אֶל־מַלְאָכֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַחְתָּ אֵלַי דִּבַּרְתִּי לֵאמֹֽר׃vayo'mer-vile'am-'el-valaq-halo'-gam-'el-male'akheykha-'asher-shalacheta-'elay-divaretiy-le'mor
KJV: And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
AKJV: And Balaam said to Balak, Spoke I not also to your messengers which you sent to me, saying,
ASV: And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying,
YLT: And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 24:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 24:12
Numbers 24:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 24:12
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 24:12
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Balak
Exposition: Numbers 24:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:13
Hebrew
אִם־יִתֶּן־לִי בָלָק מְלֹא בֵיתוֹ כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב לֹא אוּכַל לַעֲבֹר אֶת־פִּי יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹבָה אוֹ רָעָה מִלִבִּי אֲשֶׁר־יְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֹתוֹ אֲדַבֵּֽר׃'im-yiten-liy-valaq-melo'-veytvo-khesef-vezahav-lo'-'vkhal-la'avor-'et-fiy-yehvah-la'ashvot-tvovah-'vo-ra'ah-miliviy-'asher-yedaver-yehvah-'otvo-'adaver
KJV: If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
AKJV: If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of my own mind; but what the LORD says, that will I speak?
ASV: If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak?
YLT: If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of Jehovah, to do good or evil of mine own heart--that which Jehovah speaketh--it I speak?
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:13Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Numbers 24:13
<Non potero praeterire sermonem Domini Dei mei, ut vel boni.>Sciens Balaam quod non sibi per ministros solitos responsa deferrentur, sed ab eo qui habet omnium potestatem, recte videtur protestatus se non posse praeterire verbum Domini, vel proferre aliquid boni vel mali ex ore suo. Qui enim loquitur, non potest sacrificiis vel muneribus permutari, apud quem non est transmutatio, et ideo non potest sacerdos mercede mutari, ubi Deus muneribus non movetur. Discessurus tamen Balam incipit iterum prophetare. Et dicit: <Consilium do tibi,>etc.
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Numbers 24:13
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- Domini
Exposition: Numbers 24:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:14
Hebrew
וְעַתָּה הִנְנִי הוֹלֵךְ לְעַמִּי לְכָה אִיעָצְךָ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה הָעָם הַזֶּה לְעַמְּךָ בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִֽים׃ve'atah-hineniy-hvolekhe-le'amiy-lekhah-'iy'atzekha-'asher-ya'asheh-ha'am-hazeh-le'amekha-ve'achariyt-hayamiym
KJV: And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
AKJV: And now, behold, I go to my people: come therefore, and I will advertise you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days. ¶
ASV: And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
YLT: and, now, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee concerning that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 24:14Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 24:14
Numbers 24:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 24:14
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 24:14
Exposition: Numbers 24:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:15
Hebrew
וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר נְאֻם בִּלְעָם בְּנוֹ בְעֹר וּנְאֻם הַגֶּבֶר שְׁתֻם הָעָֽיִן׃vayisha'-meshalvo-vayo'mar-ne'um-vile'am-venvo-ve'or-vne'um-hagever-shetum-ha'ayin
KJV: And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
AKJV: And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:
ASV: And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith,
YLT: And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor--And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut--
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:15Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Numbers 24:15
<Dixit Balaam.>ID. <Balaam filius Beor,>etc., usque ad quae pro utilitate concessa sunt. GREG., lib. XV Moral., cap. 22. <Dixit homo cujus obturatus est oculus.>Nescit impius mala quae facit, nisi cum pro eis puniri coeperit. Consilium Balaam contra Israelitas praebuit, sed post in poena vidit quid prius ex culpa commiserit. Electi autem quia ne peccare debeant, praevident: oculi eorum ante casum patent. Iniquus vero post casum oculos aperit, quia post culpam jam in poena conspicit, quia malum debuit vitare quod fecit.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
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Numbers 24:15
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Dixit Balaam
- Beor
- Moral
Exposition: Numbers 24:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:16
Hebrew
נְאֻם שֹׁמֵעַ אִמְרֵי־אֵל וְיֹדֵעַ דַּעַת עֶלְיוֹן מַחֲזֵה שַׁדַּי יֽ͏ֶחֱזֶה נֹפֵל וּגְלוּי עֵינָֽיִם׃ne'um-shome'a-'imerey-'el-veyode'a-da'at-'eleyvon-machazeh-shaday-yechezeh-nofel-vgelvy-'eynayim
KJV: He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
AKJV: He has said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
ASV: He saith, who heareth the words of God,
YLT: An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God--And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling--and eyes uncovered:
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:16Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 24:16
<Qui cadens apertos habet oculos.>Saepe malus aeterna judicia admiratur, praedicationem coelestis patriae cum audit, diligit, et opera divinae dispositionis obstupescit. Jacens ergo miracula considerat, quia Dei potentiam sciendo pensat, sed vivendo non amat.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
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Numbers 24:16
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Exposition: Numbers 24:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:17
Hebrew
אֶרְאֶנּוּ וְלֹא עַתָּה אֲשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְלֹא קָרוֹב דָּרַךְ כּוֹכָב מִֽיַּעֲקֹב וְקָם שֵׁבֶט מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל וּמָחַץ פַּאֲתֵי מוֹאָב וְקַרְקַר כָּל־בְּנֵי־שֵֽׁת׃'ere'env-velo'-'atah-'ashvrenv-velo'-qarvov-darakhe-khvokhav-miya'aqov-veqam-shevet-miyishera'el-vmachatz-fa'atey-mvo'av-veqareqar-khal-veney-shet
KJV: I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
AKJV: I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
ASV: I see him, but not now;
YLT: I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:17Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Numbers 24:17
<Videbo eum, sed non modo.>Alia littera: <Ostendam ei, et non modo. Beatificabo et non appropinquat.>Haec ad illos quorum personam gerit referuntur. Quia doctores legis et scribae ostendunt Christum in lege et prophetis promissum, sed non modo; id est quando venit, sed cum plenitudo gentium introierit, tunc ostendent, tunc beatificabunt, modo blasphemant. Sed tempus quo haec futura sunt, longe est et in fine saeculi. Ideo ait: <Ostendam illi,>id est populo, qui tunc salvabitur, <sed non modo.><Non modo,>cum ista loquor: Quia <ubi venit plenitudo temporis misit Deus Filium suum>Gal. 4.. <Orietur stella ex Jacob.>ORIG. De hac stella, etc., usque ad ut utrumque evidenter prophetatum appareat. <Et percutiet duces, principatus et potestates affigens cruci>Col. 2.. Aliter non potest salvare Moabitas, nisi prius vastasset duces impietatis. <Vastabitque omnes.>ORIG. <Et praedabitur omnes filios Seth.>Iste est Seth filius Adam, etc., usque ad de morte revocavit ad vitam. <Et erit Idumaea possessio ejus.>ID. <Et erit Edom haereditas ei, Esau inimicus ejus,>etc. Edom idem est qui Esau, etc., usque ad per obedientiam spiritus consors futurae haereditatis existet.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
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Numbers 24:17
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Gal
- Jacob
- Col
- Moabitas
- Seth
- Adam
- Esau
Exposition: Numbers 24:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:18
Hebrew
וְהָיָה אֱדוֹם יְרֵשָׁה וְהָיָה יְרֵשָׁה שֵׂעִיר אֹיְבָיו וְיִשְׂרָאֵל עֹשֶׂה חָֽיִל׃vehayah-'edvom-yereshah-vehayah-yereshah-she'iyr-'oyevayv-veyishera'el-'osheh-chayil
KJV: And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
AKJV: And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
ASV: And Edom shall be a possession,
YLT: And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, for its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;
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Numbers 24:18
<Israel vero fortiter aget.>Id. <Et Israel fecit in virtute.>Quia scilicet tunc Edom, etc., usque ad qui potest animam et corpus perdere in gehennam. <Et perdat reliquias civitatis.>ID. Perdet liberatum de civitate, etc., usque ad cui si commorimur, etiam convivemus II Tim. 2..
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Numbers 24:18
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- Id
- Edom
- Tim
Exposition: Numbers 24:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:19
Hebrew
וְיֵרְדְּ מִֽיַּעֲקֹב וְהֽ͏ֶאֱבִיד שָׂרִיד מֵעִֽיר׃veyerede-miya'aqov-vehe'eviyd-shariyd-me'iyr
KJV: Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
AKJV: Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remains of the city. ¶
ASV: And out of Jacob shall one have dominion,
YLT: And one doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 24:19Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 24:19
Numbers 24:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Numbers 24:19
Exposition: Numbers 24:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:20
Hebrew
וַיַּרְא אֶת־עֲמָלֵק וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר רֵאשִׁית גּוֹיִם עֲמָלֵק וְאַחֲרִיתוֹ עֲדֵי אֹבֵֽד׃vayare'-'et-'amaleq-vayisha'-meshalvo-vayo'mar-re'shiyt-gvoyim-'amaleq-ve'achariytvo-'adey-'oved
KJV: And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
AKJV: And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
ASV: And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations;
YLT: And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `A beginning of the Goyim is Amalek; And his latter end--for ever he perisheth.'
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:20Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 24:20
<Principium.>Non hoc ad historialem Amalec referri potest: non enim primus erat antiquitate; sed ad spiritalem, qui declinando populos a Deo et faciendo gentiles ex Dei cultoribus, Amalec nominatur. Et initium gentium dicitur, quia initium dedit, ut homines fierent gentiles mutando gloriam incorruptibilis Dei in similitudinem imaginis corruptibilis hominis: ut enim in populo Dei Christus est initium, sic in populo qui declinat a Deo, et gentilis efficitur Amalec. ORIG. Initium gentium Amalec, etc., usque ad et omnis secta quae a Deo populum declinat, exponatur.
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- Principium
- Deo
- Amalec
Exposition: Numbers 24:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:21
Hebrew
וַיַּרְא אֶת־הַקֵּינִי וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר אֵיתָן מֽוֹשָׁבֶךָ וְשִׂים בַּסֶּלַע קִנֶּֽךָ׃vayare'-'et-haqeyniy-vayisha'-meshalvo-vayo'mar-'eytan-mvoshavekha-veshiym-vasela'-qinekha
KJV: And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
AKJV: And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is your dwelling place, and you put your nest in a rock.
ASV: And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place,
YLT: And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring is thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:21Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 24:21
<Vidit quoque,>etc. ID. Alia littera, etc., usque ad et discant non blasphemare. Non videtur Cinaeum valde culpabiliter nominare, cui dixit Saul: <Discede de medio Amalec et non percutiam te, quia fecisti misericordiam Israel,>etc. I Reg. 15. Hujus robustum est habitaculum, si ponat in petra, quae est Christus, nidum suum. RAB. Cinaeus, etc., usque ad et omne quod praeterit cordis volatu transcendunt.
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- Saul
- Israel
- Reg
- Christus
- Cinaeus
Exposition: Numbers 24:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:22
Hebrew
כִּי אִם־יִהְיֶה לְבָעֵֽר קָיִן עַד־מָה אַשּׁוּר תִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃khiy-'im-yiheyeh-leva'er-qayin-'ad-mah-'ashvr-tishevekha
KJV: Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
AKJV: Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry you away captive.
ASV: Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted,
YLT: But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 24:22Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 24:22
Numbers 24:22 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Numbers 24:22
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- Numbers 24:22
Exposition: Numbers 24:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:23
Hebrew
וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר אוֹי מִי יִחְיֶה מִשֻּׂמוֹ אֵֽל׃vayisha'-meshalvo-vayo'mar-'voy-miy-yicheyeh-mishumvo-'el
KJV: And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
AKJV: And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this!
ASV: And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?
YLT: And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this?
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:23Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 24:23
<Parabola.>Saepe parabolice loqui dicitur, ne quid in his non quasi parabolam, sed secundum litteram accipiamus. <Quis.>Tam felix, qui haec videat, sentiat, intelligat, et credat, quod haec ita fecerit Deus. <Quando ista.>Cum scilicet <orietur stella ex Jacob, surget homo ex Israel, et delebit Amalec, et semen peribit.>Id est, cum veniet Christus et cultum idolorum destruet, et daemonum potestatem subjiciet.
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Numbers 24:23
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- Parabola
- Quis
- Deus
- Jacob
- Israel
- Amalec
Exposition: Numbers 24:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:24
Hebrew
וְצִים מִיַּד כִּתִּים וְעִנּוּ אַשּׁוּר וְעִנּוּ־עֵבֶר וְגַם־הוּא עֲדֵי אֹבֵֽד׃vetziym-miyad-khitiym-ve'inv-'ashvr-ve'inv-'ever-vegam-hv'-'adey-'oved
KJV: And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
AKJV: And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
ASV: But shipsshall comefrom the coast of Kittim,
YLT: And--ships are from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'
Commentary WitnessNumbers 24:24Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 24:24
<Venient.>Videtur significare quod juxta incarnationem Domini veniant Romani, Assyrios, Hebraeos et omnes orientales superaturi, et tandem regnum perdituri, secundum statuam Danielis Dan., 2.; vel quod in adventu Christi in fine temporum, quod pars occidentalis significat, omnia regna mundi gladio spiritus, id est, verbo Dei superentur, et in tempore Antichristi cesset praedicatio Evangelii. ORIG. Alia littera, etc., usque ad ei super omnem virtutem inimici. <Hebraeos.>Hebraeus est qui de Aegypto transit ad terram promissionis, de tenebris ad lucem, de morte ad vitam: sed non sine magno certamine potest obtinere; affligit ergo et affligitur, caedit adversarium et caeditur. Affligunt ergo Assyrii Hebraeos, id est, populum Dei, sicut affliguntur ab eis. <Etiam ipsi peribunt.>ID. <Et ipsi pariter peribunt.>Non cum Hebraeis scilicet, sed pariter, etc., usque ad quos deceptio diaboli deduxit in mortem.
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- Venient
- Romani
- Assyrios
- Danielis Dan
- Evangelii
- Hebraeos
- Assyrii Hebraeos
- Dei
Exposition: Numbers 24:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 24:25
Hebrew
וַיָּקָם בִּלְעָם וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּשָׁב לִמְקֹמוֹ וְגַם־בָּלָק הָלַךְ לְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃vayaqam-vile'am-vayelekhe-vayashav-limeqomvo-vegam-valaq-halakhe-ledarekhvo
KJV: And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
AKJV: And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
ASV: And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.
YLT: And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 24:25Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 24:25
Numbers 24:25 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 24:25
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- Numbers 24:25
Exposition: Numbers 24:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Numbers 24:1
- Numbers 24:2
- Numbers 24:3
- Numbers 24:4
- Numbers 24:5
- Numbers 24:6
- Numbers 24:7
- Numbers 24:8
- Numbers 24:9
- Numbers 24:10
- Numbers 24:11
- Numbers 24:12
- Numbers 24:13
- Numbers 24:14
- Numbers 24:15
- Numbers 24:16
- Numbers 24:17
- Numbers 24:18
- Numbers 24:19
- Numbers 24:20
- Numbers 24:21
- Numbers 24:22
- Numbers 24:23
- Numbers 24:24
- Numbers 24:25
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Cumque
- Deo
- Cor
- Rom
- Dixit Balaam
- Beor
- Almighty
- Jacob
- Alii
- Cedri
- Agag
- Herodis
- Osee
- Deum
- Matth
- Exod
- Joan
- Christo
- Balaam
- Balak
- Domini
- Moral
- Gal
- Col
- Moabitas
- Seth
- Adam
- Esau
- Id
- Edom
- Tim
- Principium
- Amalec
- Saul
- Israel
- Reg
- Christus
- Cinaeus
- Parabola
- Quis
- Deus
- Venient
- Romani
- Assyrios
- Danielis Dan
- Evangelii
- Hebraeos
- Assyrii Hebraeos
- Dei
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Commentary Witness
Numbers 24:1
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Canonical locus
Numbers 24:1
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