Numbers 24:5
You descendants of Jacob, your tents are very beautiful; they are truly lovely!
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 23:42During the seven days of that festival, all of you people who have been Israelis your entire lives must live in shelters/huts.
Numbers 24:2He saw the Israeli people camped there in their tents, with each tribe gathered in its own group. Then the Spirit of God took control of him,
Joshua 24:10But I would not do what Balaam asked, so he ◄blessed/said that I would do great things for► you four times, and I did not enable the army of Moab to defeat you [IDM].
Psalms 84:2I [SYN] would like to be there; Yahweh, I desire that very much [DOU]. With all of my inner being I sing joyfully to you, the all-powerful God.
Song of Solomon 6:4My darling, you are beautiful, like [SIM] Tirzah the capital city of Israel and Jerusalem the capital city of Judah are beautiful; you are as exciting [MET] as a group/battalion of troops holding up their 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 →