Numbers 24:17
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
קָרַב
qârab
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
כּוֹכָב
kôwkâb
a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
שֵׁבֶט
shêbeṭ
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
פֵּאָה
pêʼâh
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
מוֹאָב
Môwʼâb
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
שָׁחַת
shâchath
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
Key Terms in This Verse
שֵׁבֶט shêbeṭ
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
Study H7626 →פֵּאָה pêʼâh
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
Study H6285 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →מוֹאָב Môwʼâb
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
Study H4124 →שָׁחַת shâchath
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
Study H7843 →Cross References
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
And 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.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became Dav...
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the cro...
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for h...
Of 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 ...
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
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