Verse List for NUM 24:21

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OET (OET-RV) Then he looked towards the Kenites and made this pronouncement, ⇔ “Your dwelling is permanent, ⇔ ≈ and your nest is set in the cliffs.

OET-LV And_he/it _saw DOM the_Qēynī[s] and_he _lifted _up oracle _of_his and_he _said is_enduring dwelling _of_your and_is_set in_rock nest _of_your.

ULT And he saw the Kenite, and he lifted up his oracle and said, ⇔ “Permanent, is your dwelling, ⇔  and set in the rock, is your nest.

UST Then Balaam looked toward the place where the Kenites lived. He began to speak his prophetic message: ⇔ “You live in a strong and secure place, ⇔  like a bird’s nest on a cliff.

BSB & MSB Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: ⇔ “Your dwelling place is secure, ⇔  and your nest is set in a cliff.

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE & WMBB He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, ⇔ “Your dwelling place is strong. ⇔  Your nest is set in the rock.

NET Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle: ⇔ “Your dwelling place seems strong, ⇔ and your nest is set on a rocky cliff.

LSV And he sees the Kenite, and takes up his allegory, and says: “Your dwelling [is] enduring,
And your nest is being set in a rock,

FBV He turned his attention to the Kenites and gave this declaration about them, saying, “Where you live is safe and secure, like a nest on a cliff-face.

T4T Then he looked out over the area where the Ken people-group lived, and he prophesied this: ⇔ “You think that the place where you live is secure/safe ⇔  like a nest that is made in the cliffs [MET],

LEB ¶  And he looked at the Kenites,[fn] _⌊uttered_⌋[fn] his oracle, and said,
• “Steady is your dwelling place;
• in the rock is your nest.

BBE And looking on the Kenites he went on with his story and said, Strong is your living-place, and your secret place is safe in the rock.

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said: Though firm be thy dwelling-place, and though thy nest be set in the rock;

ASV And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, ⇔ Strong is thy dwelling-place, ⇔ And thy nest is set in the rock.

DRA He saw also the Cinite: and took up his parable, and said: Thy habitation indeed is strong: but though thou build thy nest in a rock,

YLT And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Enduring [is] thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,

Drby And he saw the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Firm is thy dwelling-place, and thy nest fixed in the rock;

RV And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, And thy nest is set in the rock.
(And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy/your dwelling place, And thy/your nest is set in the rock.)

SLT And he will see the Kenite, and he will take up his parable, and say, Strong thy dwelling, and put thy nest in the rock.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
(And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy/your dwellingplace, and thou/you puttest/put thy/your nest in a rock.)

KJB-1611 And hee looked on the Kenites, and tooke vp his parable, and saide, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rocke:
(And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy/your dwelling place, and thou/you puttest/put thy/your nest in a rock:)

Bshps And he loked on the Kenites, and toke vp his parable, and sayde: Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rocke.
(And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said: Strong is thy/your dwelling place, and thou/you puttest/put thy/your nest in a rock.)

Gnva And he looked on the Kenites, and vttered his parable, and sayde, Strong is thy dwelling place, and put thy nest in the rocke.
(And he looked on the Kenites, and uttered his parable, and said, Strong is thy/your dwelling place, and put thy/your nest in the rock.)

Cvdl And whan he sawe the Kenites, he toke vp his parable, & sayde: Stroge is yi dwellinge, and on a rocke hast thou put thy nest,
(And when he saw the Kenites, he took up his parable, and said: Stroge is ye/you_all dwelling, and on a rock hast thou/you put thy/your nest,)

Wycl Also `he siy Cyney, and whanne a parable was takun, he seide, Forsothe thi dwellyng place is strong, but if thou schalt sette thi nest in a stoon,
(Also he saw Cyney, and when a parable was taken, he said, For_certain/Truly thy/your dwelling place is strong, but if thou/you shalt/shall set thy/your nest in a stone,)

Luth Und da er sah die Keniter, hub er an seinen Spruch und sprach: Fest ist deine Wohnung, und hast dein Nest in einen Felsen gelegt.
(And there he saw(v) the Keniter, began he at/to his Spruch and spoke: festival is your house/residence, and have your(s) nest(n) in a rock placed.)

ClVg Vidit quoque Cinæum: et assumpta parabola, ait: [Robustum quidem est habitaculum tuum: sed si in petra posueris nidum tuum,[fn]
(He_saw too Cinæum: and assumed parable, he_said: [Robustum indeed it_is dwelling/den your(sg): but when/but_if in/into/on rock posueris a_nest your(sg),)

UHB וַ⁠יַּרְא֙ אֶת־הַ⁠קֵּינִ֔י וַ⁠יִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖⁠וֹ וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֑ר אֵיתָן֙ מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔⁠ךָ וְ⁠שִׂ֥ים בַּ⁠סֶּ֖לַע קִנֶּֽ⁠ךָ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Κεναῖον, καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ, εἶπεν, ἰσχυρὰ ἡ κατοικία σου· καὶ ἐὰν θῇς ἐν πέτρᾳ τὴν νοσσίαν σου,

BrTr And having seen the Kenite, he took up his parable and said, Thy dwelling-place is strong; yet though thou shouldest put thy nest in a rock,