Numbers 24:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 24:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּרְא֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַקֵּינִ֔י
Qêynîy
H7017
Kenite
וַיִּשָּׂ֥א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
מְשָׁל֖וֹ
mâshâl
H4912
proverb
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵיתָן֙
ʼêythân
H386
perpetual
מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָ
môwshâb
H4186
dwelling place
וְשִׂ֥ים
sûwm
H7760
to put
בַּסֶּ֖לַע
çelaʻ
H5553
rock
קִנֶּֽךָ
qên
H7064
nest
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World English Bible Public Domain
He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is your dwelling-place, Your nest is set in the rock.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he saw the Kenite, and he lifted up his discourse and said, “Your dwelling is permanent, and your nest is set in the cliff.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).