Numbers 24:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Like valleysכִּנְחָלִ֣ים
(kin·cha·lim)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
that stretchנִטָּ֔יוּ
(nit·tai·u,)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
out, Like gardensכְּגַנֹּ֖ת
(ke·gan·not)
1593: a gardenfem. of gan
besideעֲלֵ֣י
(a·lei)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the river,נָהָ֑ר
(na·har;)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
Like aloesכַּאֲהָלִים֙
(ka·'a·ha·lim)
174: the aloe (a tree)a prim. root
plantedנָטַ֣ע
(na·ta)
5193: to planta prim. root
by the LORD,יְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Like cedarsכַּאֲרָזִ֖ים
(ka·'a·ra·zim)
730: a cedarfrom an unused word (729)
besideעֲלֵי־
(a·lei-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the waters.מָֽיִם׃
(ma·yim.)
4325: waters, watera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
As the valleys
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
are they spread forth
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
as gardens
gannah  (gan-naw')
a garden -- garden.
by the river's side
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
as the trees of lign aloes
'ahaliym  (a-haw-leem')
of foreign origin; aloe wood (i.e. sticks) -- (tree of lign-) aloes.
which the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
hath planted
nata`  (naw-tah')
to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant -- fastened, plant(-er).
and as cedar trees
'erez  (eh-rez')
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) -- cedar (tree).
beside the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens beside the river, Like aloes planted by the LORD, Like cedars beside the waters.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They stretch out like river valleys, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the water.

International Standard Version
They're spread out like valleys, like gardens along river banks, like aloe planted by the LORD, or like cedars beside water.

NET Bible
They are like valleys stretched forth, like gardens by the river's side, like aloes that the LORD has planted, and like cedar trees beside the waters.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your tents spread out like rivers, like gardens by a river, like aloes planted by the LORD, like cedars by the water.

King James 2000 Bible
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as aloes which the LORD has planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
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