Numbers 24:5

How pleasing are thy tents, O Jacob,—Thy habitations, O Israel:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, Who the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who falleth down but hath unveiled eyes:—

6Like ravines extended, Like gardens by a river,—Like aloe-trees Yahweh hath planted, Like cedars by waters:

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:42In booths, shall ye dwell seven days;—All the home-born in Israel, shall dwell in booths:

Numbers 24:2So Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel, dwelling, according to his tribes,—then came upon him the Spirit of God;

Joshua 24:10but I was not willing to hearken unto Balaam,—so, he kept on blessing, you, and I rescued you out of his hand.

Psalms 84:2My soul, longeth—yea even languisheth—for the courts of Yahweh,—My heart and my flesh, shout aloud for a Living GOD.

Song of Solomon 6:4[HE] Beautiful, art thou, my fair one, as Tirzah, comely, as Jerusalem,—majestic as bannered hosts!

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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