the oracle of him who hears the words of God,
    who sees the vision of the Almighty,
    (A)falling down with his eyes uncovered:
How lovely are your tents, O Jacob,
    your encampments, O Israel!
Like palm groves[a] that stretch afar,
    like gardens beside a river,
(B)like aloes (C)that the Lord has planted,
    like cedar trees beside the waters.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:6 Or valleys

the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,(A)
    who sees a vision from the Almighty,[a](B)
    who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

“How beautiful are your tents,(C) Jacob,
    your dwelling places, Israel!

“Like valleys they spread out,
    like gardens beside a river,(D)
like aloes(E) planted by the Lord,
    like cedars beside the waters.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:4 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 16