Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed is in many waters; And higher than Agag is his king, And exalted is his kingdom.
New American Standard Bible
And his seed will be by many waters,
And his king shall be higher than
King James Version
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
Holman Bible
and his seed will be by abundant water.
His king will be greater than Agag,
and his kingdom will be exalted.
International Standard Version
He will pour water from his buckets, and his descendants will stream forth like abundant water. His king will be more exalted than Agag when he exalts his own kingdom.
A Conservative Version
Water shall flow from his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
American Standard Version
Water shall flow from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted.
Amplified
“Water [that is, great blessings] will flow from his buckets,
And his offspring will live by many waters,
And his king will be higher than
And his kingdom shall be exalted.
Bible in Basic English
Peoples will be in fear before his strength, his arm will be on great nations: his king will be higher than Agag, and his kingdom made great in honour.
Darby Translation
Water shall flow out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in great waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
Julia Smith Translation
He will shake out the water from his bucket, and his seed in many waters, and his king shall be lifted up above Agag, and his kingdom shall be raised up.
King James 2000
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He will pour water from his buckets, and his offspring [will be] like many waters; his king will be higher than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.
Modern King James verseion
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters. And his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The water shall flow out of his bucket and his seed shall be many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag; and his kingdom shall be exalted.
NET Bible
He will pour the water out of his buckets, and their descendants will be like abundant water; their king will be greater than Agag, and their kingdom will be exalted.
New Heart English Bible
Water shall flow from his buckets. His seed shall be in many waters. His king shall be higher than Agag. His kingdom shall be exalted.
The Emphasized Bible
He poureth forth water from his buckets, And, his seed, is among many waters, - And taller than Agag is his King, And exalted is his kingdom.
Webster
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
World English Bible
Water shall flow from his buckets. His seed shall be in many waters. His king shall be higher than Agag. His kingdom shall be exalted.
Themes
Amalekites, the » A powerful and influential nation
Prophecy » Gift of, sometimes possessed by unconverted men
Water » Illustrative » (pouring, out of buckets,) of a numerous progeny
Interlinear
Nazal
Nazal
Zera`
Rab
Mayim
Ruwm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 24:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Continues To Utter Oracles
6 As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters; 7 He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed is in many waters; And higher than Agag is his king, And exalted is his kingdom. 8 God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And with his arrows he smiteth,
Names
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:12
and David knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, and that He hath lifted up his kingdom, because of His people Israel.
1 Chronicles 14:2
And David knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, because of the lifting up on high of his kingdom, for the sake of His people Israel.
Jeremiah 51:13
O dweller on many waters, abundant in treasures, Come in hath thine end, the measure of thy dishonest gain.
Revelation 17:1
And there came one of the seven messengers, who were having the seven vials, and he spake with me, saying to me, 'Come, I will shew to thee the judgment of the great whore, who is sitting upon the many waters,
1 Samuel 15:8-9
and he catcheth Agag king of Amalek alive, and all the people he hath devoted by the mouth of the sword;
1 Samuel 15:32-33
and Samuel saith, 'Bring ye nigh unto me Agag king of Amalek,' and Agag cometh unto him daintily, and Agag saith, 'Surely the bitterness of death hath turned aside.'
1 Kings 4:21
And Solomon hath been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River to the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt: they are bringing nigh a present, and serving Solomon, all days of his life.
Ezra 4:20
and mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, even rulers over all beyond the river, and toll, tribute, and custom is given to them.
Psalm 2:6-10
And I -- I have anointed My King, Upon Zion -- My holy hill.'
Psalm 18:43
Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.
Psalm 68:26
In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord -- from the fountain of Israel.
Psalm 93:3-4
Floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, Floods have lifted up their voice, Floods lift up their breakers.
Psalm 145:11-13
The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And of Thy might they speak,
Proverbs 5:16-18
Let thy fountains be scattered abroad, In broad places rivulets of waters.
Isaiah 2:2
And it hath come to pass, In the latter end of the days, Established is the mount of Jehovah's house, Above the top of the mounts, And it hath been lifted up above the heights, And flowed unto it have all the nations.
Isaiah 9:7
To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.
Isaiah 48:1
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.
Daniel 2:44
And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God of the heavens a kingdom that is not destroyed -- to the age, and its kingdom to another people is not left: it beateth small and endeth all these kingdoms, and it standeth to the age.
John 1:49
Nathanael answered and saith to him, 'Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.'
Philippians 2:10-11
that in the name of Jesus every knee may bow -- of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth --
Revelation 11:15
And the seventh messenger did sound, and there came great voices in the heaven, saying, 'The kingdoms of the world did become those of our Lord and of His Christ, and he shall reign to the ages of the ages!'
Revelation 17:15
And he saith to me, 'The waters that thou didst see, where the whore doth sit, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues;'
Revelation 19:16
and he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh the name written, 'King of kings, and Lord of lords.'