Numbers 24:18 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 24:18

Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.

BSB

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ASV

And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, who were his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly.

KJV

And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And Edom shall be a possession - That is, to David: as it is said: “And all they of Edom became David’s servants;” 2Sa 8:14. Seir also shall be a possession - That is, unto the king Messiah; as it is said: “And saviours shall come upon Mount Zion to judge the Mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s;” Oba 1:21. See Ainsworth.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

A possession - Which was also foretold, Gen. xxv, 23, and in part fulfilled, 2 Sam. viii, 14; 1 Chron. xviii, 13, but more fully by Christ, Amos ix, 12 Obad. i, 18, who shall subdue and possess all his enemies; here signified by the name of Edom, as Jacob or Israel, his brother, signifies all his church and people.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָ֨ה	ve.ha.Yah	and it will be	H1961 →
אֱד֜וֹם	'e.Dom	Edom	H123 →
יְרֵשָׁ֗ה	ye.re.Shah	a possession	H3424 →
וְהָיָ֧ה	ve.ha.Yah	and it will be	H1961 →
יְרֵשָׁ֛ה	ye.re.Shah	a possession	H3424 →
שֵׂעִ֖יר	se.'Ir	Seir	H8165 →
אֹיְבָ֑יו	'o.ye.Vav	enemies its	H341 →
וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	ve.Yis.ra.'El	and Israel	H3478 →
עֹ֥שֶׂה	'O.seh	[will be] doing	H6213 →
חָֽיִל׃	Cha.yil	strength	H2428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 60:1
You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
leads to
- 2 Samuel 8:12–13
  from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
- 2 Samuel 8:3
  David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
Through
Genesis 27:29
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you…
leads to
- Numbers 24:9
  He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
- Genesis 12:3
  I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
- Isaiah 49:23
  Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;…
- Romans 9:12
  not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
- Genesis 9:25–26
  he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
Through
Amos 9:12
that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this.
leads to
- Isaiah 43:7
  everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”

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