He hath said which heard the words of God, and saw the vision of the Almighty, and [a]falling in a trance had his eyes opened:

¶ How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thine habitations, O Israel!

As the valleys are they stretched forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the [b]aloe trees, which the Lord hath planted, as the cedars beside the waters.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:4 Though he lay as in a sleep, yet the eyes of his mind were open.
  2. Numbers 24:6 Or, tents.

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