NASB — Numbers 24 — KJV

The Prophecy from Peor

1 When Balaam° saw° that it Ipleased°° the LORD° to bless° Israel°, he did not go° as at other° times° to IIseek° aomens° but he set° his face° toward° the bwilderness°. 2 And Balaam° lifted° up his eyes° and saw° Israel° Icamping° tribe° by tribe°; and athe Spirit° of God° came° upon him. 3 He took° up his Idiscourse° and said°,
  “aThe oracle° of Balaam° the son° of Beor°,
  And the oracle° of the man° whose eye° is opened°;
  4 The oracle° of him who ahears° the Iwords° of God°,
  Who° sees° the bvision° of IIthe Almighty°,
  Falling° down°, yet having his eyes° uncovered°,
  5 How° fair° are your tents°, O Jacob°,
  Your dwellings°, O Israel°!
  6 “Like Ivalleys° that stretch° out,
  Like gardens° beside° the river°,
  Like aaloes° planted° by the LORD°,
  Like bcedars° beside° the waters°.
  7 “Water° will flow° from his buckets°,
  And his seed° [will be] by many° waters°,
  And his king° shall be higher° than° aAgag°,
  bAnd his kingdom° shall be exalted°.
  8aGod° brings° him out of Egypt°,
  He is for him like the horns° of the wild° ox°.
  bHe will devour° the nations° [who are] his adversaries°,
  And will crush° their bones° in pieces,
  And shatter° [them] with his carrows°.
  9aHe Icouches°, he lies° down° as a lion°,
  And as a IIlion°, who° IIIdares rouse° him?
  bBlessed° is everyone who blesses° you,
  And cursed° is everyone who curses° you.”

[1] ILit was good in the eyes of IILit encounter aNu 22:7; 23:23 bNu 23:28
[2] ILit dwelling aNu 11:26; 1S 19:20; Rv 1:10
[3] ILit parable, and so throughout the ch aNu 24:15, 16
[4] ILit sayings IIHeb Shaddai aNu 22:20 bGn 15:1; Nu 12:6
[6] IOr possibly palm trees aPs 45:8 bPs 1:3
[7] aNu 24:20; 1S 15:8 bPs 145:11-13
[8] aNu 23:22 bNu 23:24; Ps 2:9 cPs 45:5
[9] ILit bows down IIOr lioness IIILit shall aGn 49:9; Nu 23:24 bGn 12:3; 27:29

10 ¶ Then Balak’s° anger° burned° against° Balaam°, and he struck° his Ihands° together°; and Balak° said° to Balaam°, “I called° you to curse° my enemies°, but behold°, you have persisted° in blessing° them these° three° times°! 11 Therefore, Iflee° to your place° now°. I said° I would honor° you greatly°, but behold°, the LORD° has held° you back° from honor°.” 12 Balaam° said° to Balak°, “aDid I not tell° your messengers° whom° you had sent° to me, saying°, 13 ‘Though° Balak° were to give° me his house° full° of silver° and gold°, I could° not do° anything contrary° to the Icommand° of the LORD°, either good° or° bad°, aof my own IIaccord°. bWhat° the LORD° speaks°, that I will speak°’? 14 And now°, behold°, aI am going° to my people°; come°, [and] I will advise° you what° this° people° will do° to your people° in the Idays° to come°.”

[10] ILit palms
[11] ILit flee for yourself
[12] aNu 22:18
[13] ILit mouth IILit heart aNu 16:28 bNu 22:20
[14] ILit end of the days aNu 31:8, 16; Jsh 13:22

15 ¶ He took° up his discourse° and said°,
  “aThe oracle° of Balaam° the son° of Beor°,
  And the oracle° of the man° whose eye° is opened°,
  16 The oracle° of him who hears° the Iwords° of God°,
  And knows° the knowledge° of the IIMost° High°,
  Who sees° the vision° of IIIthe Almighty°,
  Falling° down°, yet having his eyes° uncovered°.
  17 “I see° him, but not now°;
  I behold° him, but not near°;
  A star° shall come° forth from Jacob°,
  aA scepter° shall rise° from Israel°,
  bAnd shall crush° through° the Iforehead° of Moab°,
  And IItear° down° all° the sons° of IIISheth°.
  18aEdom° shall be a possession°,
  bSeir°, its enemies°, also will be a possession°,
  While Israel° performs° valiantly°.
  19 “One from Jacob° shall have° dominion°,
  And will destroy° the remnant° from the city°.”

[15] aNu 24:3, 4
[16] ILit sayings IIHeb Elyon IIIHeb Shaddai
[17] ILit corners IIAnother reading is the crown of the head of IIII.e. tumult aGn 49:10 bNu 21:29; Is 15:1-16:14
[18] aGn 27:29; Am 9:11, 12 bGn 32:3

20 ¶ And he looked° at Amalek° and took° up his discourse° and said°,
  “Amalek° was the first° of the nations°,
  aBut his end° [shall be] Idestruction°.”

[20] ILit to destroying aNu 24:24

21 ¶ And he looked° at the aKenite°, and took° up his discourse° and said°,
  “Your dwelling° place° is enduring°,
  And your nest° is set° in the cliff°.
  22 “Nevertheless°° Kain° will be consumed°;
  How° long° will aAsshur° Ikeep° you captive°?”

[21] aGn 15:19
[22] ILit take aGn 10:21, 22

23 ¶ Then he took° up his discourse° and said°,
  “Alas°, who° can live° except God° has ordained° it?
  24 “But ships° [shall come] from the coast° of aKittim°,
  And they shall afflict° Asshur° and will afflict° bEber°;
  cSo they also° [will come] to destruction°.”

[24] aGn 10:4; Ezk 27:6 bGn 10:21 cNu 24:20

25 ¶ Then Balaam° arose° and departed° and returned° to ahis place°, and Balak° also° went° his way°.

[25] aNu 24:14


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Balaam, leaving divinations, prophesieth the happiness of Israel.

1 ¶ And when Balaamº sawºª that² it pleasedººª the LORDº to blessºª² Israel,º he wentºª not,² as at other times,º to seekºª for enchantments,º but he setºª his faceº toward² the wilderness.º 2 And Balaamº lifted upºª² his eyes,º and he sawºª² Israelº abidingºª [in his tents] according to their tribes;º and the spiritº of Godº came² upon² him. 3 And he took upºª his parable,º and said,ºª Balaamº the sonº of Beorº hath said,ºª and the manº whose eyesº are openºª hath said:ºª 4 He hath said,ºª which heardºª the wordsº of God,º which² sawºª the visionº of the Almighty,º fallingºª [into a trance], but having his eyesº open:ºª 5 How² goodlyºª are thy tents,º O Jacob,º [and] thy tabernacles,º O Israel!º 6 As the valleysº are they spread forth,ºª as gardensº by² the river's² side,¹ as the trees of lign aloesº which the LORDº hath planted,ºª [and] as cedar treesº beside² the waters.º 7 He shall pourºª the waterº out¹ª of his buckets,º² and his seedº [shall be] in manyº waters,º and his kingº shall be higherºª than Agag,º² and his kingdomº shall be exalted.ºª 8 Godº brought him forthºª out of Egypt;º² he hath as it were the strengthº of an unicorn:º he shall eat upºª the nationsº his enemies,º and shall breakºª their bones,º and pierce¹ª [them] through² with his arrows.º 9 He couched,ºª he lay downºª as a lion,º and as a great lion:º who² shall stir him up?ºª Blessedºª [is] he that blessethºª thee, and cursedºª [is] he that cursethºª thee.

[1] Nu 22:13; 23:3, 15, 20, 23; 31:16; 1S 24:20; 26:2, 25; Rv 2:14.
[2] Nu 2:2; 11:25; 23:9; 24:5; 1S 10:10; 19:20, 23; 2Ch 15:1; So 6:4, 10; Mt 7:22; 10:4, 8; Lk 10:20; Jn 11:49.
[3] Nu 22:31; 23:7, 18; 24:4, 16.
[4] Gn 15:12; Nu 12:6; 22:31; 1S 19:24; Ps 89:19; Ezk 1:28; Dn 8:17, 26; 10:15; Ac 10:10, 19; 22:17; 2Co 12:1; Rv 1:10, 17.
[6] Gn 2:8; 13:10; Ps 1:3; 92:12; 104:16; So 4:12; 6:11; Is 41:19; 58:11; Jr 17:18; 31:12; Ezk 31:3; 47:12; Jol 3:18.
[7] 1S 15:8, 32; 2S 5:12; 1K 4:21; 1Ch 14:2; Ezr 4:20; Ps 2:6; 18:43; 68:26; 93:3; Pv 5:16; Is 2:2; 9:7; 48:1; Jr 51:13; Dn 2:44; Jn 1:49; Php 2:10; Rv 11:15; 17:1, 15; 19:16.
[8] Nu 14:9; 21:5; 23:22, 24; Dt 7:1; 32:23, 42; Ps 2:9; 21:12; 45:5; Is 38:13; Jr 50:9, 17; Dn 6:24.
[9] Gn 12:3; 27:29; 49:9; Nu 23:24; Jb 38:39; 41:10; Ps 2:12; 122:6; Mt 25:40, 45; Ac 9:5.

Balak in anger dismisseth him.

10 ¶ And Balak'sº angerº was kindledºª against² Balaam,º and he smote¹ª his hands¹ together:ºª²² and Balakº saidºª unto² Balaam,º I calledºª thee to curseºª mine enemies,ºª and, behold,² thou hast altogether¹ª blessedºª [them] these² threeº times.º 11 Therefore now² fleeºª thou to² thy place:º I thoughtºª to promote¹ª thee unto great¹ª honour;ºª but, lo,² the LORDº hath kept thee backºª from honour.º² 12 And Balaamº saidºª unto² Balak,º Spakeºª I not² also² to² thy messengersº which² thou sentestºª unto² me, saying,ºª 13 If² Balakº would giveºª me his houseº fullº of silverº and gold,º I cannotºª² go beyondºª² the commandmentº of the LORD,º to doºª [either] goodº or² badº of mine own mind;º² [but] what² the LORDº saith,ºª that will I speak?ºª 14 And now,² behold,² I goºª unto my people:º come¹ª² [therefore, and] I will advertiseºª thee what² this² peopleº shall doºª to thy peopleº in the latterº days.º

[10] Nu 22:6, 11, 17; 23:11; Dt 23:4; Jsh 24:9; Ne 13:2; Jb 27:23; Ezk 21:14, 17; 22:13.
[11] Nu 22:17, 37; Mt 19:28; Ac 8:20; Php 3:8; He 11:24; 1P 5:2; 2Jn 1:8.
[12] Nu 22:18, 38.
[14] Gn 49:1; Nu 24:17; 31:7; Is 24:22; Jr 48:47; 49:39; Dn 2:28; 10:14; Ho 3:5; Mi 6:5; Ac 2:17; 2Ti 3:1; Rv 2:10, 14.

He prophesieth of the Star of Jacob, and the destruction of some nations.

15 ¶ And he took upºª his parable,º and said,ºª Balaamº the sonº of Beorº hath said,ºª and the manº whose eyesº are openºª hath said:ºª 16 He hath said,ºª which heardºª the wordsº of God,º and knewºª the knowledgeº of the most High,º [which] sawºª the visionº of the Almighty,º fallingºª [into a trance], but having his eyesº open:ºª 17 I shall seeºª him, but not² now:² I shall beholdºª him, but not² nigh:º there shall comeºª a Starº out of Jacob,º² and a Sceptreº shall riseºª out of Israel,º² and shall smiteºª the cornersº of Moab,º and destroy¹ª² all² the childrenº of Sheth.ºª¹ 18 And Edomº shall be² a possession,º Seirº also shall be² a possessionº for his enemies;ºª and Israelº shall doºª valiantly.º 19 Out of Jacobº² shall come he that shall have dominion,ºª and shall destroyºª him that remainethº of the city.º²

[15] Nu 23:7, 18; 24:3; Jb 27:1; Mt 13:35.
[16] Nu 24:4; 2S 23:1; 1Co 8:1; 13:2.
[17] Gn 4:25; 5:3; 49:10; 1S 14:38; 2S 8:2; 2K 3:5, 26; 1Ch 18:2; Jb 19:25; Ps 45:6; 72:8; 78:70; 110:2; Is 9:7; Jr 48:45; Zc 10:4; 12:10; Mt 2:2; Lk 1:32, 78; He 1:8; 2P 1:19; Jde 1:11, 14; Rv 1:7; 11:15; 22:16.
[18] Gn 27:29, 40; 2S 8:14; Ps 60:1, 8; Is 34:5; 63:1; Am 9:12.
[19] Gn 49:10; Ps 2:1; 21:7; 72:10; Is 11:10; Mi 5:2, 4; Mt 25:46; 28:18; Lk 19:12, 27; 1Co 15:25; Ep 1:20; Php 2:10; He 1:8; 1P 3:22; Rv 19:16.

20 ¶ And when he looked¹ª on²² Amalek,º he took upºª his parable,º and said,ºª Amalekº [was] the firstº of the nations;º but his latter¹ end² [shall be] that he perishº for ever.º 21 And he looked¹ª on²² the Kenites,º and took upºª his parable,º and said,ºª Strongº is thy dwellingplace,º and thou puttestºª thy nestº in a rock.º 22 Nevertheless²² the Keniteº shall¹ be² wasted,ºª until²² Asshurº shall carry thee away captive.ºª 23 And he took upºª his parable,º and said,ºª Alas,º who² shall liveºª when Godº doethºª² this! 24 And shipsº [shall come] from the coastº² of Chittim,º and shall afflictºª Asshur,º and shall afflictºª Eber,º and he² also² shall perishº for ever.º 25 And Balaamº rose up,ºª and went¹ª² and returnedºª to his place:º and Balakº also² wentºª his way.º

[20] Ex 17:8, 14, 16; Jg 6:3; 1S 14:48; 15:3, 8; 27:8; 30:1, 17; 1Ch 4:43; Es 3:1; 7:9; 9:14.
[21] Gn 15:19; Jg 1:16; Jb 29:18.
[22] Gn 10:11; Ezr 4:2; Ps 83:8; Ho 14:3.
[23] Nu 23:23; 2K 5:1; Mal 3:2.
[24] Gn 10:4, 21; 14:13; Is 23:1; Dn 2:35, 45; 7:19, 23; 8:5, 21; 9:26; 10:20; 11:30, 45; Mt 24:15; Lk 20:24; 23:29; Jn 11:48; Rv 18:2.
[25] Nu 24:11; 31:8; Jsh 13:22.


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