Numbers 24:6

As valleys they are spread out, 2 as gardens by the riverside, 2 as aloes which Adonai has planted, 2 as cedar trees beside the waters. 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5How goodly are your tents, Jacob [Supplanter], 2 and your tents, Israel [God prevails]! 1

7Water shall flow from his buckets. 2 His seed shall be in many waters. 1 His king shall be higher than Agag. 2 His kingdom shall be exalted. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 2:8Adonai God planted a garden eastward, in Eden [Delight], and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Psalms 1:3He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, 2 that produces its fruit in its season, 2 whose leaf also does not wither. 2 Whatever he does shall prosper. 1

Psalms 92:12The upright shall flourish like the palm tree. 2 He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 1

Isaiah 41:19I will put cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oil trees in the wilderness. 2 I will set cypress trees, pine, and box trees together in the desert; 2

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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