Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Like valleys they spread out, like gardens beside a river, like aloes planted by the LORD, like cedars beside the waters. New Living Translation They spread before me like palm groves, like gardens by the riverside. They are like tall trees planted by the LORD, like cedars beside the waters. English Standard Version Like palm groves that stretch afar, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the LORD has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters. Berean Standard Bible They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, 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. New King James Version Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens by the riverside, Like aloes planted by the LORD, Like cedars beside the waters. New American Standard Bible “Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens beside a river, Like aloes planted by the LORD, Like cedars beside the waters. NASB 1995 “Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens beside the river, Like aloes planted by the LORD, Like cedars beside the waters. NASB 1977 “Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens beside the river, Like aloes planted by the LORD, Like cedars beside the waters. Legacy Standard Bible Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens beside the river, Like aloes planted by Yahweh, Like cedars beside the waters. Amplified Bible “Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens beside the river, Like aloes planted by the LORD, Like cedars beside the waters. 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. 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. American Standard Version As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters. Contemporary English Version It's like a grove of palm trees or a garden beside a river. You are like tall aloe trees that the LORD has planted, or like cedars growing near water. English Revised Version As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river side, As lign-aloes which the LORD hath planted, As 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. Good News Translation Like long rows of palms Or gardens beside a river, Like aloes planted by the LORD Or 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. Majority Standard Bible They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters. 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. New Heart English Bible As valleys they are spread forth, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which the LORD has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible As valleys they are spread out, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which Yahweh has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey have been stretched out as valleys, "" As gardens by a river; As aloes YHWH has planted, "" As cedars by waters; Young's Literal Translation As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters; Smith's Literal Translation As valleys extended, as a garden by the river, as tents Jehovah pitched, as cedars by the waters. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAs woody valleys, as watered gardens near the rivers, as tabernacles which the Lord hath pitched, as cedars by the waterside. Catholic Public Domain Version They are like forested valleys, like gardens irrigated next to rivers, like tabernacles which the Lord has fixed, like cedars close to waters. New American Bible Like palm trees spread out, like gardens beside a river, Like aloes the LORD planted, like cedars beside water; New Revised Standard Version Like palm groves that stretch far away, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the LORD has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLike the valleys that flow, like gardens by the river's side, like the tabernacle which the LORD has pitched, and like cedar trees beside the waters. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated As the rivers flowing and like a gardenParadise beside the river and like the Tabernacle that LORD JEHOVAH planted and like the cedars by the waters. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As valleys stretched out, As gardens by the river-side; As aloes planted of the LORD, As cedars beside the waters; Brenton Septuagint Translation as shady groves, and as gardens by a river, and as tents which God pitched, and as cedars by the waters. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Balaam's Third Oracle…5How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel! 6They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters. 7Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.… Cross References Psalm 1:3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. Psalm 92:12-14 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain, Isaiah 44:3-4 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring. / They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams. Jeremiah 17:7-8 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit. Ezekiel 31:3-9 Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ... Hosea 14:5-7 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon. Revelation 22:1-2 Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. John 7:38 Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” Matthew 13:31-32 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. / Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.” 1 Corinthians 3:6-9 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. / He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. ... Colossians 2:7 rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Ephesians 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, Psalm 104:16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, Isaiah 61:3 to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. Isaiah 32:15-16 until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest. / Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. Treasury of Scripture As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD has planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. pour Psalm 68:26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. Proverbs 5:16-18 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets… Isaiah 48:1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. many waters Psalm 93:3,4 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves… Jeremiah 51:13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness. Revelation 17:1,15 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: … his king Ezra 4:20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them. Psalm 2:6-10 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion… Psalm 18:43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. Agag 1 Samuel 15:8,9,32,33 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword… his kingdom 2 Samuel 5:12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. 1 Kings 4:21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. 1 Chronicles 14:2 And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel. Jump to Previous Afar Aloes Cedar Cedars Cedar-Trees Planted River River's Riverside River-Side Side Spread Stretch Stretched Trees WatersJump to Next Afar Aloes Cedar Cedars Cedar-Trees Planted River River's Riverside River-Side Side Spread Stretch Stretched Trees WatersNumbers 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 Like palm groves that stretch out The imagery of "palm groves" evokes a sense of beauty, prosperity, and peace. In the ancient Near East, palm trees were symbols of victory and triumph, often associated with oases in the desert, providing shade and sustenance. The Hebrew word for palm, "tamar," suggests uprightness and resilience. The phrase "that stretch out" implies expansiveness and abundance, indicating a flourishing and thriving community. This imagery reflects God's blessing upon Israel, portraying them as a people destined to grow and prosper under His care. like gardens beside a stream like aloes the LORD has planted like cedars beside the waters As cedar trees beside the waters.-The difference between cedars which grow beside running water which their roots can reach, and the ordinary type of cedars which throw out their strength in lateral branches is illustrated in Ezekiel 31:3-4, where the proud Assyrian is compared to a cedar having "his top among the thick boughs" (or, the clouds), which "the waters made great." (Comp. Psalm 1:3; Psalm 92:12.) Verse 6. - As the valleys, or, "as the torrents" (נְחָלִים), which pour down in parallel courses from the upper slopes. As gardens by the river's side. The river (נָהָר), as in Numbers 22:5) means the Euphrates. Balaam combines the pleasant imagery of his own cultivated land with that of the wilder scene amidst which he now stood. As the trees of lign aloes. אָהָלִים. Aloe trees, such as grew in the further east, where Balaam had perhaps seen them. Which the Lord hath planted, or, "the Lord's planting," a poetical way of describing their beauty and rarity (cf. Psalm 1:3; Psalm 104:16).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They spread outנִטָּ֔יוּ (niṭ·ṭā·yū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend like palm groves, כִּנְחָלִ֣ים (kin·ḥā·lîm) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft like gardens כְּגַנֹּ֖ת (kə·ḡan·nōṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1593: A garden beside עֲלֵ֣י (‘ă·lê) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against a stream, נָהָ֑ר (nā·hār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity like aloes כַּאֲהָלִים֙ (ka·’ă·hā·lîm) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 174: The aloe (a tree) the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has planted, נָטַ֣ע (nā·ṭa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant like cedars כַּאֲרָזִ֖ים (ka·’ă·rā·zîm) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 730: A cedar tree beside עֲלֵי־ (‘ă·lê-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the waters. מָֽיִם׃ (mā·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen Links Numbers 24:6 NIVNumbers 24:6 NLT Numbers 24:6 ESV Numbers 24:6 NASB Numbers 24:6 KJV Numbers 24:6 BibleApps.com Numbers 24:6 Biblia Paralela Numbers 24:6 Chinese Bible Numbers 24:6 French Bible Numbers 24:6 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 24:6 As valleys they are spread forth as (Nu Num.) |
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