17 I see him,[a] but not now;
I perceive him,[b] but not near.
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.(A)
He will smash the forehead[c] of Moab
and strike down[d] all the Shethites.[e]

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  1. Numbers 24:17 Or Him
  2. Numbers 24:17 Or Him
  3. Numbers 24:17 Or frontiers
  4. Numbers 24:17 Sam reads and the skulls of; Jr 48:45
  5. Numbers 24:17 Or Sethites

17 “I see him, but not now;
    I behold him, but not near.(A)
A star will come out of Jacob;(B)
    a scepter will rise out of Israel.(C)
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,(D)
    the skulls[a](E) of[b] all the people of Sheth.[c]

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  1. Numbers 24:17 Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Jer. 48:45); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
  2. Numbers 24:17 Or possibly Moab, / batter
  3. Numbers 24:17 Or all the noisy boasters

16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to attest these things to you[a] for the churches. I am the Root(A) and the Offspring of David,(B) the Bright Morning Star.”(C)

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  1. Revelation 22:16 In Gk, you is pl

16 “I, Jesus,(A) have sent my angel(B) to give you[a] this testimony for the churches.(C) I am the Root(D) and the Offspring of David,(E) and the bright Morning Star.”(F)

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  1. Revelation 22:16 The Greek is plural.