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17 “I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near.
A star will come out of Jacob;
a scepter will rise out of Israel.
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,
the skulls24:17 Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Jer. 48:45 ); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain. 24:17 Or possibly Moab, / batter 24:17 Or all the noisy boasters
Read Numbers 24 in NIV · About the NIV
17 I see him, but not now;
I look at him, but not near;
A star shall appear from Jacob,
A scepter shall rise from Israel,
And shall smash the 24:17 Lit corners
And overcome all the sons of Sheth.
Read Numbers 24 in NASB2020 · About the NASB2020
17 I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near;
A star shall come forth from Jacob,
A scepter shall rise from Israel,
And shall crush through the forehead of Moab,
And tear down all the sons of I.e. tumult
Read Numbers 24 in NASB1995 · About the NASB1995
17 I see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near.
A star shall come forth from [the descendants of] Jacob,
A scepter shall rise out of [the descendants of] Israel
And shall crush the forehead of Moab
And destroy all the sons of Sheth. [Matt 2:2; Rom 15:12]
Read Numbers 24 in AMP · About the AMP
17 I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near.
A star will come forth from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.
He will crush the skulls24:17 SP foreheads ; Hebrew corners (of the head) ; LXX princes
and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
Read Numbers 24 in BSB · About the BSB
17 “I see him, but I don’t see him now.
I view him, but he isn’t near.
A star will come from among the people of Jacob.
A king will rise up out of Israel.
He’ll crush the foreheads of the people of Moab.
He’ll crush the heads of all the people of Sheth.
Read Numbers 24 in NIrV · About the NIrV