Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him New Living Translation where he saw the people of Israel camped, tribe by tribe. Then the Spirit of God came upon him, English Standard Version And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him, Berean Standard Bible When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him, King James Bible 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. New King James Version And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel encamped according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him. New American Standard Bible And Balaam raised his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him. NASB 1995 And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him. NASB 1977 And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him. Legacy Standard Bible And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel dwelling tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him. Amplified Bible And Balaam raised his eyes and he saw Israel living in their tents tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came on him. Christian Standard Bible When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him, Holman Christian Standard Bible When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him, American Standard Version And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Balaam lifted his eyes and he saw Israel encamped tribes by tribes, and there the Spirit of God was upon him. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him. Contemporary English Version and saw the tribes of Israel camped below. Just then, God's Spirit took control of him, Douay-Rheims Bible And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel abiding in their tents by their tribes: and the spirit of God rushing upon him, English Revised Version And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. GOD'S WORD® Translation looked up, and saw Israel's camp grouped by tribes. The Spirit of God entered him, Good News Translation and saw the people of Israel camped tribe by tribe. The spirit of God took control of him, International Standard Version looked up, and saw Israel encamped in their respective tribal order. Just then, the spirit of God came upon him. JPS Tanakh 1917 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling tribe by tribe; and the spirit of God came upon him. Literal Standard Version and Balaam lifts up his eyes, and sees Israel dwelling by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is on him, Majority Standard Bible When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him, New American Bible When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped, tribe by tribe, the spirit of God came upon him, NET Bible When Balaam lifted up his eyes, he saw Israel camped tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him. New Revised Standard Version Balaam looked up and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. Then the spirit of God came upon him, New Heart English Bible Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him. Young's Literal Translation and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Balaam's Third Oracle1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness. 2When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him, 3and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,… Cross References Revelation 1:10 On the Lord's day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, Numbers 2:2 "The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family. Numbers 11:26 Two men, however, had remained in the camp--one named Eldad and the other Medad--and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those listed, but they had not gone out to the tent, and they prophesied in the camp. Judges 3:10 The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel's judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him. 1 Samuel 19:20 he sent messengers to capture him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul's messengers also began to prophesy. Treasury of Scripture 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. he took up Numbers 23:7,18 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel… whose eyes are open hath said. Numbers 24:4,16 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: … Numbers 22:31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. Jump to Previous Abiding Camping Dwelling Encamped Encamping Eyes Israel Lifted Order Spirit Tents Tribe TribesJump to Next Abiding Camping Dwelling Encamped Encamping Eyes Israel Lifted Order Spirit Tents Tribe TribesNumbers 24 1. Balaam, leaving divinations, prophesies the happiness of Israel10. Balak, in anger, dismisses him 15. He prophesies of the Star of Jacob, and the destruction of some nations (2) Abiding in his tents . . . --i.e., encamped according to the order prescribed for the respective tribes. The cognate noun is rendered tabernacles in Numbers 24:5. And the spirit of God came upon him.--In regard to the two former utterances, it is said that Jehovah put a word in the mouth of Balaam (Numbers 23:5; Numbers 23:15). In the present case the Spirit of God came upon (or, over) him. The same expression is used of the messengers of Saul (1Samuel 19:20), and of Saul himself (Ibid, Numbers 24:23). The prophecy of Caiaphas (John 11:15) affords another instance of the sovereign power of the Spirit as displayed through the medium of wicked men. . . . Verse 2. - The spirit of God came upon him. This seems to intimate a higher state of inspiration than the expression, "God put a word into his mouth" (Numbers 23:5, 16).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When Balaamבִלְעָ֜ם (ḇil·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophet looked up וַיִּשָּׂ֨א (way·yiś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take and saw וַיַּרְא֙ (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc encamped שֹׁכֵ֖ן (šō·ḵên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell tribe by tribe, לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו (liš·ḇā·ṭāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe the Spirit ר֥וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of God אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative came וַתְּהִ֥י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be upon him, עָלָ֖יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links Numbers 24:2 NIVNumbers 24:2 NLT Numbers 24:2 ESV Numbers 24:2 NASB Numbers 24:2 KJV Numbers 24:2 BibleApps.com Numbers 24:2 Biblia Paralela Numbers 24:2 Chinese Bible Numbers 24:2 French Bible Numbers 24:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 24:2 Balaam lifted up his eyes and he (Nu Num.) |
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