Numbers 24:18

And Edom shall be a possession; 1 Se'ir also shall be a possession for his enemies; 1 but Yisroel shall do valiantly. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

In Context

17I see him, but not now; 1 I behold him, but not karov (near); 1 there shall come a Kokhav (Star, i.e. Moshiach, see Targums) out of Ya'akov, 1 and a Shevet (Sceptre) shall rise out of Yisroel, 1 and shall strike through the temples + 24:17 i.e., sides of the head of Moav, 1 and destroy all the Bnei Shet. 1

19Out of Ya'akov shall come he that shall have dominion, 1 and shall destroy him that remaineth of the Ir.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:29Let people serve thee, 1 and amim bow down to thee: 1 be gevir over thy achim, 1 and let bnei immecha bow down to thee: 1 arur be every one that curseth thee, 1 and baruch be he that blesseth thee.

Genesis 32:3And when Ya'akov saw them, he said, This is Mahaneh Elohim; and he called the shem of that makom (place) Machanayim. 1 [VAYISHLACH]

1 Kings 11:14And Hashem raised up satan (adversary) unto Sh'lomo, Hadad HaAdomi; he was from the zera HaMelech in Edom.

Psalms 60:1(For the one directing. Set to The Shushan of the Edut. Mikhtam Dovid to instruct.

Isaiah 34:5For My cherev shall be satiated in Shomayim; hinei, 1 it shall come down upon Edom, 1 and shall descend on the Am (people) of My Cherem (ban of destruction) in mishpat. 1

Amos 9:12that they may possess the she'erit Edom and all the Goyim, 1 which are called by Shmi, saith Hashem, that doeth this. 1

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:16-25

Balaam's Prophecy. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He 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: 17 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… Read the whole commentary →

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