Numbers 24:5

“How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Numbers 24:5

How goodly are thy tents, O Iacob, and thy Tabernacles, O Israel!
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

How fair are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel!
- New American Standard Version (1995)

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel!
- American Standard Version (1901)

How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your houses, O Israel!
- Basic English Bible

How goodly are thy tents, Jacob, and thy tabernacles, Israel!
- Darby Bible

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
- Webster's Bible

How goodly are your tents, Jacob, and your tents, Israel!
- World English Bible

How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;
- Youngs Literal Bible

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel!
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible Commentary for Numbers 24:5

Wesley's Notes for Numbers 24:5


24:3 Whose eyes are open - Heb. Who had his eyes shut, but now open. The eyes of his mind, which God had opened in a peculiar and prophetical manner, whence prophets are called Seers, #1Sam 9:9|. It implies that before he was blind and stupid, having eyes, but not seeing nor understanding.

24:4 The vision - So called properly, because he was awake when this was revealed to him: A trance - Or, extasy, fainting and falling upon the ground, as the prophets used to do.

24:6 As the valleys - Which often from a small beginning are spread forth far and wide. As gardens - Pleasant and fruitful and secured by a fence. As lign - aloes - An Arabian and Indian tree of a sweet smell, yielding shade and shelter both to man and beast; such is Israel, not only safe themselves, but yielding shelter to all that join themselves to them. Which the Lord hath planted - Nature, not art.

24:7 He shall pour the water - That is. God will abundantly water the valleys, gardens, and trees, which represent the Israelites; he will wonderfully bless his people, not only with outward blessings, of which a chief one in those parts was plenty of water, but also with higher gifts and graces, with his word and spirit, which are often signified by water, and at last with eternal life, the contemplation whereof made Balaam desire to die the death of the righteous. His seed shall be in many waters - This also may be literally understood of their seed, which shall be sown in waterish ground, and therefore bring forth a better increase. His King - That is, the King of Israel, or their chief governor. Than Agag - Than the King of the Amalekites, which King and people were famous and potent in that age, as may be guessed by their bold attempt upon so numerous a people as Israel. And it is probable, that Agag was the common name of the Amalekitish Kings, as Abimelech was of the Philistines, and Pharaoh of the Egyptians, and Caesar of the Romans.


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