Numbers 24:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Godאֵ֚ל
(el)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root
bringsמֹוצִיאֹ֣ו
(mo·v·tzi·'ov)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
him out of Egypt,מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם
(mim·mitz·ra·yim,)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
He is for him like the hornsכְּתֹועֲפֹ֥ת
(ke·to·v·'a·fot)
8443: eminencefrom an unused word
of the wild ox.רְאֵ֖ם
(re·'em)
7214: a wild oxfrom raam
He will devourיֹאכַ֞ל
(yo·chal)
398: to eata prim. root
the nationsגֹּויִ֣ם
(go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
[who are] his adversaries,צָרָ֗יו
(tza·rav)
6862c: adversary, foefrom tsarar
And will crushיְגָרֵ֖ם
(ye·ga·rem)
1633b: to break bones, breakdenominative verb from gerem
their bonesוְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛ם
(ve·'atz·mo·tei·hem)
6106: bone, substance, selffrom atsom
in pieces, And shatterיִמְחָֽץ׃
(yim·chatz.)
4272: to smite through, wound severely, shattera prim. root
[them] with his arrows.וְחִצָּ֥יו
(ve·chi·tzav)
2671: arrowfrom chatsats


















KJV Lexicon
God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
brought him forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
out of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
he hath as it were the strength
tow`aphah  (to-aw-faw')
(only in plural collective) weariness, i.e. (by implication) toil (treasure so obtained) or speed -- plenty, strength.
of an unicorn
r'em  (reh-ame')
a wild bull (from its conspicuousness) -- unicorn.
he shall eat up
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
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.
his enemies
tsar  (tsar)
adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
and shall break
garam  (gaw-ram')
to be spare or skeleton-like; (causative) to bone, i.e. denude (by extensive, craunch) the bones -- gnaw the bones, break.
their bones
`etsem  (eh'tsem)
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame -- body, bone, life, (self-)same, strength, very.
and pierce
machats  (maw-khats')
to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy -- dip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound.
them through with his arrows
chets  (khayts)
a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"God brings him out of Egypt, He is for him like the horns of the wild ox. He will devour the nations who are his adversaries, And will crush their bones in pieces, And shatter them with his arrows.

King James Bible
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God brought him out of Egypt; He is like the horns of a wild ox for them. He will feed on enemy nations and gnaw their bones; he will strike them with his arrows.

International Standard Version
God is bringing them out of Egypt with the strength of an ox. He'll devour enemy nations, break their bones, and impale them with arrows.

NET Bible
God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull; they will devour hostile people and will break their bones and will pierce them through with arrows.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The God who brought them out of Egypt has the strength of a wild bull. He will devour nations that are his enemies, crush their bones, and pierce them with arrows.

King James 2000 Bible
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he has as it were the strength of a wild ox: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
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