Numbers 24:17-19

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“I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near;
A star shall come forth from Jacob,
^(A)A scepter shall rise from Israel,
^(B)And shall crush through the ^(a)forehead of Moab,
And ^(b)tear down all the sons of ^(c)Sheth.

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“^(C)Edom shall be a possession,
^(D)Seir, its enemies, also will be a possession,
While Israel performs valiantly.

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“One from Jacob shall have dominion,
And will destroy the remnant from the city.”

Footnotes:

a. Numbers 24:17: ['Lit ', corners]

b. Numbers 24:17: ['Another reading is ', the crown of the head of]

c. Numbers 24:17: ['I.e. tumult']

Cross references:

A. Numbers 24:17: Genesis 49:10

B. Numbers 24:17: Numbers 21:29; Isaiah 15:1-16

C. Numbers 24:18: Genesis 27:29; Amos 9:11; Amos 9:12

D. Numbers 24:18: Genesis 32:3