Numbers 24:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 24:8 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 →
אֵ֚ל
ʼêl
H410
God
מוֹצִיא֣וֹ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
כְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥ת
tôwʻâphâh
H8443
eminence
רְאֵ֖ם
rᵉʼêm
H7214
aurochs
ל֑וֹ
יֹאכַ֞ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
גּוֹיִ֣ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
צָרָ֗יו
tsar
H6862
distress
וְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛ם
ʻetsem
H6106
bone
יְגָרֵ֖ם
gâram
H1633
to cut off
וְחִצָּ֥יו
chêts
H2671
arrow
יִמְחָֽץ
mâchats
H4272
to shatter
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World English Bible Public Domain
God brings him forth out of Egypt; He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, Shall break their bones in pieces, Smite [them] through with his arrows.
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King James Version Public Domain
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
God is bringing him out from Egypt, like the horns of a wild ox for him. He will eat the nations, his enemies. And he will break their bones. And he will strike his arrows.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).