Numbers 24:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And he lookedוַיַּרְא֙
(vai·yar·)
7200: to seea prim. root
at the Kenite,הַקֵּינִ֔י
(hak·kei·ni,)
7017: members of the tribe of Kenitesfrom Qayin
and tookוַיִּשָּׂ֥א
(vai·yis·sa)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
up his discourseמְשָׁלֹ֖ו
(me·sha·lov)
4912: a proverb, parablefrom mashal
and said,וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
(vai·yo·mar;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Your dwelling placeמֹֽושָׁבֶ֔ךָ
(mo·v·sha·ve·cha,)
4186: a seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellersfrom yashab
is enduring,אֵיתָן֙
(ei·tan)
386: perennial, ever-flowing, permanencefrom an unused word
And your nestקִנֶּֽךָ׃
(kin·ne·cha.)
7064: a nestfrom an unused word
is setוְשִׂ֥ים
(ve·sim)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
in the cliff.בַּסֶּ֖לַע
(bas·se·la)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And he looked
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
on the Kenites
Qeyniy  (kay-nee')
a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin -- Kenite.
and took up
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
his parable
mashal  (maw-shawl')
a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) -- byword, like, parable, proverb.
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Strong
'eythan  (ay-thawn')
from an unused root (meaning to continue); permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain -- hard, mighty, rough, strength, strong.
is thy dwellingplace
mowshab  (mo-shawb')
a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
and thou puttest
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
thy nest
qen  (kane)
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling -- nest, room.
in a rock
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, "Your dwelling place is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff.

King James Bible
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem: Your dwelling place is enduring; your nest is set in the cliffs.

International Standard Version
Balaam also uttered this prophetic statement about the Kenites: "Your dwelling places are stable, because your nest is carved in solid rock.

NET Bible
Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle: "Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest is set on a rocky cliff.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he saw the Kenites and delivered this message: "You have a permanent place to live. Your nest is built in a rock.

King James 2000 Bible
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his oracle, and said, Strong is your dwelling place, and you put your nest in a rock.
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