Numbers 24:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But shipsוְצִים֙
(ve·tzim)
6716a: a shipof foreign origin
[shall come] from the coastמִיַּ֣ד
(mi·yad)
3027: handa prim. root
of Kittim,כִּתִּ֔ים
(kit·tim,)
3794: a son of Javan, also his desc. and their landfrom an unused name
And they shall afflictוְעִנּ֥וּ
(ve·'in·nu)
6031a: to be bowed down or afflicteda prim. root
Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר
(a·shur)
804b: the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr.of uncertain derivation
and will afflictוְעִנּוּ־
(ve·'in·nu-)
6031a: to be bowed down or afflicteda prim. root
Eber;עֵ֑בֶר
(e·ver;)
5677: "region beyond," a desc. of Shem, also the name of several Isr.from abar
So they alsoוְגַם־
(ve·gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
[will come] to destruction."אֹבֵֽד׃
(o·ved.)
8: destructionactive participle of abad


















KJV Lexicon
And ships
tsiy  (tsee)
a ship (as a fixture) -- ship.
shall come from the coast
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of Chittim
Kittiy  (kit-tee')
patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural); a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine -- Chittim, Kittim.
and shall afflict
`anah  (aw-naw')
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
Asshur
'Ashshuwr  (ash-shoor')
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
and shall afflict
`anah  (aw-naw')
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
Eber
`Eber  (ay'-ber)
Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites -- Eber, Heber.
and he also shall perish
'obed  (o-bade')
(concrete) wretched or (abstract) destructin -- perish.
for ever
`ad  (ad)
a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber; So they also will come to destruction."

King James Bible
And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ships will come from the coast of Kittim; they will afflict Asshur and Eber, but they too will come to destruction.

International Standard Version
Ships under control of Kittim will devastate Asshur and Eber, until they are permanently destroyed."

NET Bible
Ships will come from the coast of Kittim, and will afflict Asshur, and will afflict Eber, and he will also perish forever."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus. They will conquer Assyria and Eber. But they, too, will be totally destroyed."

King James 2000 Bible
And ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish forever.
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