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Numbers 24:3–7

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And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
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From verse 3

  1. Numbers 23:7Rank 1 from verse 3
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    7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

  2. Numbers 24:16Rank 2 from verse 3
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    16He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

  3. Numbers 22:31Rank 3 from verse 3
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    31Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

  4. Numbers 23:18Rank 4 from verse 3
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    18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

  5. Numbers 24:4Rank 5 from verse 3
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    4He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

From verse 4

  1. Revelation 1:17Rank 1 from verse 4
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    17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

  2. Revelation 1:10Rank 2 from verse 4
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    10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

  3. 2 Corinthians 12:1–4Rank 3 from verse 4
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    1IT is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

    2I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

    3And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

    4How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

  4. Ezekiel 1:28Rank 4 from verse 4
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    28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

  5. Numbers 12:6Rank 5 from verse 4
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    6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

  6. 1 Samuel 19:24Rank 6 from verse 4
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    24And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?

  7. Acts 10:10Rank 7 from verse 4
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    10And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

  8. Acts 10:19Rank 8 from verse 4
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    19¶ While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

  9. Acts 22:17Rank 9 from verse 4
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    17And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

  10. Daniel 10:15–16Rank 10 from verse 4
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    15And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

    16And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

  11. Daniel 8:17–18Rank 11 from verse 4
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    17So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.

    18Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.

  12. Daniel 8:26–27Rank 12 from verse 4
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    26And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.

    27And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.

  13. Genesis 15:1Rank 13 from verse 4
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    1AFTER these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

  14. Genesis 15:12Rank 14 from verse 4
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    12And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

  15. Numbers 22:20Rank 15 from verse 4
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    20And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

  16. Numbers 22:31Rank 16 from verse 4
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    31Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

  17. Psalms 89:19Rank 17 from verse 4
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    19Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

From verse 6

  1. Psalms 1:3Rank 1 from verse 6
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    3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

  2. Isaiah 58:11Rank 2 from verse 6
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    11And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

  3. Psalms 104:16Rank 3 from verse 6
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    16The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

  4. Ezekiel 31:3–4Rank 4 from verse 6
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    3¶ Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

    4The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

  5. Ezekiel 47:12Rank 5 from verse 6
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    12And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

  6. Genesis 13:10Rank 6 from verse 6
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    10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

  7. Genesis 2:8–10Rank 7 from verse 6
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    8¶ And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

    9And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

    10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

  8. Isaiah 41:19Rank 8 from verse 6
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    19I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:

  9. Jeremiah 17:18Rank 9 from verse 6
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    18Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

  10. Jeremiah 31:12Rank 10 from verse 6
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    12Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

  11. Joel 3:18Rank 11 from verse 6
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    18¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

  12. Psalms 45:8Rank 12 from verse 6
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    8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

  13. Psalms 92:12–14Rank 13 from verse 6
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    12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

    13Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

    14They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

  14. Song of Solomon 4:12–15Rank 14 from verse 6
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    12A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

    13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

    14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

    15A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

  15. Song of Solomon 6:11Rank 15 from verse 6
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    11I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

From verse 7

  1. 2 Samuel 5:12Rank 1 from verse 7
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    12And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.

  2. 1 Chronicles 14:2Rank 2 from verse 7
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    2And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.

  3. Jeremiah 51:13Rank 3 from verse 7
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    13O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.

  4. Revelation 17:1Rank 4 from verse 7
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    1AND there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

  5. 1 Samuel 15:8–9Rank 5 from verse 7
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    8And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

    9But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.

  6. Revelation 17:15Rank 6 from verse 7
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    15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

  7. Revelation 19:16Rank 7 from verse 7
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    16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

  8. 1 Kings 4:21Rank 8 from verse 7
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    21And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

  9. 1 Samuel 15:32–33Rank 9 from verse 7
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    32¶ Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

    33And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.

  10. Daniel 2:44Rank 10 from verse 7
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    44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

  11. Ezra 4:20Rank 11 from verse 7
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    20There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.

  12. Isaiah 2:2Rank 12 from verse 7
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    2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

  13. Isaiah 48:1Rank 13 from verse 7
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    1HEAR ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

  14. Isaiah 9:7Rank 14 from verse 7
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    7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  15. John 1:49Rank 15 from verse 7
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    49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

  16. Philippians 2:10–11Rank 16 from verse 7
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    10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

    11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  17. Psalms 145:11–13Rank 17 from verse 7
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    11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

    12To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

    13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

  18. Psalms 18:43Rank 18 from verse 7
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    43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

  19. Psalms 2:6–10Rank 19 from verse 7
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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

    7I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

    8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

    9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

    10Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

  20. Psalms 68:26Rank 20 from verse 7
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    26Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

  21. Psalms 93:3–4Rank 21 from verse 7
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    3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

    4The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

  22. Revelation 11:15Rank 22 from verse 7
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    15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  23. Proverbs 5:16–18Rank 23 from verse 7
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    16Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

    17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.

    18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 24:3

COMBINED MEANING

parable

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A figurative saying, comparison, or narrative that sets one matter beside another to convey meaning.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

open

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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 24:4

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

vision

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Something seen, especially a divinely given sight or revelation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

falling

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of fall. Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

trance

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A state in which ordinary awareness is suspended and a vision or extraordinary perception is received.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

open

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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 24:5

COMBINED MEANING

goodly

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Attractive, beautiful, comely, pleasing, desirable, fine, choice, noble, valuable, or impressive in appearance or quality.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tents

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Portable shelters or dwellings; by association, the dwellings or encampment of a household or people.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 24:6

COMBINED MEANING

valleys

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Plural form of valley (low ground between hills or mountains, often watered by a stream).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

side

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Sense 1: A lateral part, edge, or surface. Sense 2: A party or position in a dispute.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 24:7

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

pour

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To cause to flow or issue in a stream or continued succession; to send forth abundantly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

water

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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

seed

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Sense 1: The reproductive substance of a plant or creature, especially what is sown to produce after its kind. Sense 2: Offspring, descendants, or lineage. Sense 3: A beginning, source, or thing sown that produces a result.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

higher

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Comparative form of high: more elevated or greater in height, rank, degree, or importance.. Sense 1: Raised or far above; great in height, rank, degree, or importance. Sense 2: As an adverb, greatly or aloft.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

kingdom

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The rule, royal authority, government, realm, territory, subjects, or dominion of a king.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

exalted

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Raised, lifted up, set on high, promoted, honoured, magnified, praised, or increased in position, power, safety, expression, or estimation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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24:1AND when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

24:2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

24:3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

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24:4He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

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24:5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

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24:6As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

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24:7He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

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24:8God 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.

24:9He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

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