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Numbers 24:5

How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!

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ASV

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel!

KJV

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

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6 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מַה־mah-how!H4100 →
טֹּ֥בוּTouthey are goodH2895 →
אֹהָלֶ֖יךָ'o.ha.Lei.khatents yourH168 →
יַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoO JacobH3290 →
מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָmish.ke.no.Tei.khadwelling places yourH4908 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElO IsraelH3478 →

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Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”Leviticus 23:42You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,Exodus 38:21This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.Malachi 2:12As for the man who does this, may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who is awake and aware—even if he brings an offering to the LORD of Hosts.Numbers 24:2When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,Song of Solomon 4:7You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.

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The Bronze Serpent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Bronze Serpent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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