Numbers 24:5

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel!

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4The saying of him who heareth the words of God, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, fallen down, yet with opened eyes:

6As valleys stretched out, as gardens by the river-side; as aloes planted of the LORD, as cedars beside the waters;

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:42Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are home-born in Israel shall dwell in booths;

Numbers 24:2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling tribe by tribe; and the spirit of God came upon him.

Joshua 24:10But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he even blessed you; so I delivered you out of his hand.

Psalms 84:2(84-3) My soul yearneth, yea, even pineth for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy unto the living God.

Song of Solomon 6:4Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:2-10

Balaam Blesses Israel a Third Time. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And 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. 2 And 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. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God,… Read the whole commentary →

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