Numbers 23:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"As I seeאֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ
(er·'en·nu,)
7200: to seea prim. root
him from the topמֵרֹ֤אשׁ
(me·rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
of the rocks,צֻרִים֙
(tzu·rim)
6697: rock, clifffrom an unused word
And I lookאֲשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ
(a·shu·ren·nu;)
7789: to behold, regarda prim. root
at him from the hills;וּמִגְּבָעֹ֖ות
(u·mig·ge·va·'o·vt)
1389: a hillfem. from the same as Geba
Behold,הֶן־
(hen-)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
a peopleעָם֙
(am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
[who] dwellsיִשְׁכֹּ֔ן
(yish·kon,)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
apart,לְבָדָ֣ד
(le·va·dad)
910: isolation, separationfrom badad
And will not be reckonedיִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃
(yit·cha·shav.)
2803: to think, accounta prim. root
among the nations.וּבַגֹּויִ֖ם
(u·vag·go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav


















KJV Lexicon
For from the top
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of the rocks
tsuwr  (tsoor)
a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
I see
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
him and from the hills
gib`ah  (ghib-aw')
a hillock -- hill, little hill.
I behold
shuwr  (shoor)
to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for -- behold, lay wait, look, observe, perceive, regard, see.
him lo the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
shall dwell
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
alone
badad  (baw-dawd')
separate; adverb, separately -- alone, desolate, only, solitary.
and shall not be reckoned
chashab  (khaw-shab')
to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
among the nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"As I see him from the top of the rocks, And I look at him from the hills; Behold, a people who dwells apart, And will not be reckoned among the nations.

King James Bible
For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I see them from the top of rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. There is a people living alone; it does not consider itself among the nations.

International Standard Version
I saw them from the top of the rocks. I watched them from the hills. Truly this is a people that lives by itself and doesn't matter among the nations.

NET Bible
For from the top of the rocks I see them; from the hills I watch them. Indeed, a nation that lives alone, and it will not be reckoned among the nations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I see them from the top of rocky cliffs, I look at them from the hills. I see a nation that lives by itself, people who do not consider themselves to be like other nations.

King James 2000 Bible
For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
Links
Numbers 23:9
Numbers 23:9 NIV
Numbers 23:9 NLT
Numbers 23:9 ESV
Numbers 23:9 NASB
Numbers 23:9 KJV

Numbers 23:8
Top of Page
Top of Page