Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version From the rocky peaks I see them, from the heights I view them. I see a people who live apart and do not consider themselves one of the nations. New Living Translation I see them from the cliff tops; I watch them from the hills. I see a people who live by themselves, set apart from other nations. English Standard Version For from the top of the crags I see him, from the hills I behold him; behold, a people dwelling alone, and not counting itself among the nations! Berean Standard Bible For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations. King James Bible For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. New King James Version For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him; There! A people dwelling alone, Not reckoning itself among the nations. New American Standard Bible “For I see him from the top of the rocks, And I look at him from the hills; Behold, a people that lives in isolation, And does not consider itself to be among the nations. NASB 1995 “As I see him from the top of the rocks, And I look at him from the hills; Behold, a people who dwells apart, And will not be reckoned among the nations. NASB 1977 “As I see him from the top of the rocks, And I look at him from the hills; Behold, a people who dwells apart, And shall not be reckoned among the nations. Legacy Standard Bible For I see him from the top of the rocks, And I look at him from the hills; Behold, a people who dwells alone, And will not be reckoned among the nations. Amplified Bible “For from the top of the rocks I see Israel, And from the hills I look at him. Behold, the people [of Israel] shall dwell alone And will not be reckoned among the nations. Christian Standard Bible I see them from the top of rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. There is a people living alone; it does not consider itself among the nations. Holman Christian Standard Bible I see them from the top of rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. There is a people living alone; it does not consider itself among the nations. American Standard Version For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, it is a people that dwelleth alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations. Contemporary English Version "From the mountain peaks, I look down and see Israel, the obedient people of God. English Revised Version For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, it is a people that dwell alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations. GOD'S WORD® Translation I see them from the top of rocky cliffs, I look at them from the hills. I see a nation that lives by itself, people who do not consider themselves to be like other nations. Good News Translation From the high rocks I can see them; I can watch them from the hills. They are a nation that lives alone; They know they are blessed more than other nations. International Standard Version I saw them from the top of the rocks. I watched them from the hills. Truly this is a people that lives by itself and doesn't matter among the nations. Majority Standard Bible For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations. NET Bible For from the top of the rocks I see them; from the hills I watch them. Indeed, a nation that lives alone, and it will not be reckoned among the nations. New Heart English Bible For from the top of the rocks I see him. From the hills I see him. Look, it is a people that dwells alone, and not counting itself among the nations. Webster's Bible Translation For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. World English Bible For from the top of the rocks I see him. From the hills I see him. Behold, it is a people that dwells alone, and shall not be listed among the nations. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor from the top of rocks I see him, "" And from heights I behold him; Behold a people! He dwells alone, "" And does not reckon himself among nations. Young's Literal Translation For from the top of rocks I see it, And from heights I behold it; Lo a people! alone it doth tabernacle, And among nations doth not reckon itself. Smith's Literal Translation From the head of the rocks I shall see him, and from the hills I shall look after him: behold, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI shall see him from the tops of the rocks, and shall consider him from the hills. This people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. Catholic Public Domain Version I will look upon him from the tops of the stones, and I will consider him from the hills. This people shall dwell alone, and they shall not be counted among the nations. New American Bible For from the top of the crags I see him, from the heights I behold him. Here is a people that lives apart and does not reckon itself among the nations. New Revised Standard Version For from the top of the crags I see him, from the hills I behold him. Here is a people living alone, and not reckoning itself among the nations! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor from the top of the mountains I see him, and from the hills I behold him; lo, the people are dwelling alone and are not reckoned among the nations. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because from the top of the mountains I saw him, and from Ramtha, his limit; behold the people dwells alone and is not counted among the nations. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, it is a people that shall dwell alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations. Brenton Septuagint Translation For from the top of the mountains I shall see him, and from the hills I shall observe him: behold, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Balaam's First Oracle…8How can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I denounce what the LORD has not denounced? 9For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations. 10Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”… Cross References Deuteronomy 33:28 So Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew. Exodus 19:5-6 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.” Isaiah 49:6 He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.” Isaiah 43:21 The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise. 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Psalm 147:20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah! Amos 3:2 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” John 17:14-16 I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. / I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. / They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Romans 9:4-5 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen. Ephesians 2:12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. Jeremiah 31:1 “At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.” Micah 7:15 As in the days when you came out of Egypt, I will show My wonders. Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Acts 15:14 Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own. Revelation 5:9-10 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. / You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.” Treasury of Scripture For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: see, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. the people. Exodus 19:5,6 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: … Exodus 33:16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 33:28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. shall not Deuteronomy 32:8 When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. Ezra 9:2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass. Jeremiah 46:28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished. Jump to Previous Alone Apart Consider Dwell Dwelling Dwells Heights Hills Itself Live Mountains Nations Numbered Peaks Reckon Reckoned Reckoning Rocks Rocky Separate Tabernacle Themselves ViewJump to Next Alone Apart Consider Dwell Dwelling Dwells Heights Hills Itself Live Mountains Nations Numbered Peaks Reckon Reckoned Reckoning Rocks Rocky Separate Tabernacle Themselves ViewNumbers 23 1. Balak's sacrificesFor from the top of the rocks I see them This phrase begins with a vivid image of a vantage point, suggesting a perspective that is both elevated and insightful. The Hebrew word for "rocks" here is "tsur," which often symbolizes strength and stability in the Old Testament. This imagery conveys the idea of seeing with clarity and understanding, much like God’s omniscient view. The "top of the rocks" implies a position of authority and divine insight, suggesting that the speaker, Balaam, is granted a glimpse of Israel's destiny from a divine perspective. This elevated view signifies not just physical height but spiritual insight, reminding us that God’s plans are often beyond human comprehension. and from the hills I behold them a people who dwell apart and will not be reckoned among the nations Lo, the people shall dwell alone . . . --Better, Lo, it is a people that dwelleth alone, and that is not numbered, &c. In the fact that the host of Israel dwelt by itself in a separate encampment, Balaam discerned a type of the essential separation of Israel from the surrounding nations. When Israel adopted the ways of the heathen nations it speedily lost its external independence. Hengstenberg observes upon the last clause of this verse as follows:--"How truly Balaam said that Israel 'did not reckon itself with the heathen' appears from the fact that while all the powerful empires of the ancient world--the Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and others--have utterly perished, Israel (which even under the Old Covenant was rescued from so many dangers that threatened its entire destruction, particularly in being brought back from exile) flourishes anew in the Church of the New Covenant, and continues also to exist in that part of it which, though at present rejected, is destined to restoration at a future period." (History of Balaam, &c., p. 409.) Verse 9. - The people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned. Rather, "It is a people that dwelleth apart, and is not numbered." It was not the outward isolation on which his eye was fixed, for that indeed was only temporary and accidental, but the religious and moral separateness of Israel as the chosen people of God, which was the very secret of their national greatness.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I see them אֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ (’er·’en·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see from atop מֵרֹ֤אשׁ (mê·rōš) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head the rocky cliffs, צֻרִים֙ (ṣu·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6697: A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge and I watch them אֲשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ (’ă·šū·ren·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7789: To spy out, survey, lurk for, care for from the hills. וּמִגְּבָע֖וֹת (ū·mig·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1389: A hillock Behold, הֶן־ (hen-) Interjection Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! a people עָם֙ (‘ām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock dwelling יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן (yiš·kōn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell apart, לְבָדָ֣ד (lə·ḇā·ḏāḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 910: Isolation, separation [who] will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no reckon themselves יִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃ (yiṯ·ḥaš·šāḇ) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2803: To think, account among the nations. וּבַגּוֹיִ֖ם (ū·ḇag·gō·w·yim) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts Links Numbers 23:9 NIVNumbers 23:9 NLT Numbers 23:9 ESV Numbers 23:9 NASB Numbers 23:9 KJV Numbers 23:9 BibleApps.com Numbers 23:9 Biblia Paralela Numbers 23:9 Chinese Bible Numbers 23:9 French Bible Numbers 23:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 23:9 For from the top of the rocks (Nu Num.) |
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