Numbers 24:21
Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff.
BSB
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ASV
And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.
KJV
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.
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Commentary
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּרְא֙ | vai.yaR' | and he saw | H7200 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַקֵּינִ֔י | ha.kei.Ni | the Kenite[s] | H7017 → |
| וַיִּשָּׂ֥א | vai.yi.Sa' | and he lifted up | H5375 → |
| מְשָׁל֖וֹ | me.sha.Lo | oracle his | H4912 → |
| וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | vai.yo.Mar | and he said | H559 → |
| אֵיתָן֙ | 'ei.Tan | [is] enduring | H386 → |
| מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָ | mo.sha.Ve.kha | dwelling your | H4186 → |
| וְשִׂ֥ים | ve.Sim | and [is] set | H7760 → |
| בַּסֶּ֖לַע | ba.Se.la' | in the rock | H5553 → |
| קִנֶּֽךָ׃ | ki.Ne.cha | nest your | H7064 → |
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