Numbers 24:17

Bishops' Bible (1568)

I shall see him, but not nowe, I shall beholde him, but not nigh: There shall come a starre of Iacob, and ryse a scepter of Israel, & shall smyte the coastes of Moab, and vndermine all the chyldren of Seth.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א עַתָּ֔ה אֲשׁוּרֶ֖נּוּ וְלֹ֣א קָר֑וֹב דָּרַ֨ךְ כּוֹכָ֜ב מִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗ב וְקָ֥ם שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמָחַץ֙ פַּאֲתֵ֣י מוֹאָ֔ב וְקַרְקַ֖ר כָּל־בְּנֵי־שֵֽׁת׃

Transliteration

I ʾerʾennû and not now, I ʾăšûrennû and not qārôḇ; dāraḵ kôḵāḇ from Yaʿăqōḇ, and qām šēḇeṭ from Yiśrāʾēl, and māḥaṣ paʾăṯê Môʾāḇ, and qarqar all-sons of-šēṯ.

Grammar Details

• *ʾerʾennû*: qal imperfect 1cs with 3ms suffix - 'I will see him'
• *ʾăšûrennû*: qal imperfect 1cs with 3ms suffix - 'I will behold him'
• *qārôḇ*: adjective ms - 'near'
• *dāraḵ*: qal perfect 3ms - 'he proceeded/stepped forth'
• *kôḵāḇ*: noun ms - 'star'
• *Yaʿăqōḇ*: proper noun - 'Jacob'
• *qām*: qal perfect 3ms - 'he arose'
• *šēḇeṭ*: noun ms - 'scepter/tribe/rod'
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - 'Israel'
• *māḥaṣ*: qal perfect 3ms - 'he smote/crushed'
• *paʾăṯê*: noun dual construct - 'sides/corners of'
• *Môʾāḇ*: proper noun - 'Moab'
• *qarqar*: pilpel perfect 3ms - 'he tore down/demolished'
• *šēṯ*: proper noun - 'Seth/Sheth'

Word Meanings

• *ʾăšûrennû*: I will behold him/look at him/regard him
• *dāraḵ*: proceeded/stepped forth/tread
• *šēḇeṭ*: scepter/tribe/rod/staff
• *māḥaṣ*: smote/crushed/strike through
• *paʾăṯê*: sides/corners/temples
• *qarqar*: tear down/demolish/destroy
• *šēṯ*: Seth/Sheth/tumult

Referenced Verses

• Gen 49:10 : 10 The scepter shal not depart from Iuda, and a law geuer from betweene his feete, vntyll Silo come: And vnto hym shall the gatheryng of the people be.
• Rev 22:16 : 16 I Iesus sent myne angell, to testifie vnto you these thynges in ye Churches. I am the roote and the generation of Dauid, and the bryght mornyng starre.
• Rev 1:7 : 7 Beholde, he commeth with cloudes, and all eyes shall see hym, and they also which pearsed hym: And all kinredes of the earth shall wayle before hym. Euen so. Amen.
• Zech 10:4 : 4 Out of Iuda shall come the corner, the nayle, the battel bowe, and the appoynter of tribute also.
• Isa 9:7 : 7 He shall make no ende to encrease the rule & peace, and shall sit vpon the seate of Dauid, and in his kingdome, to order the same, and to stablishe it with equitie and righteousnesse from hence foorth for euermore: This shall the zeale of the Lorde of hoastes bring to passe.
• Ps 45:6 : 6 Thy throne O Lorde endureth for euer and euer: the scepter of ryghteousnesse is the scepter of thy kyngdome.
• Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seuenth angell blewe, & there were made greate voyces in heauen, saying: the kyngdomes of this worlde are our Lordes, and his Christes, and he shall raigne for euermore.
• 2 Pet 1:19 : 19 We haue also a ryght sure worde of prophesie, wherevnto yf ye take heede, as vnto a lyght that shyneth in a darke place, ye do well, vntyll the day dawne, and the day starre arise in your heartes.
• Luke 1:32-33 : 32 He shalbe great, & shalbe called ye sonne of the hyest: & the Lord God shall geue vnto him the seate of his father Dauid: 33 And he shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kyngdome there shalbe none ende.
• Job 19:25-27 : 25 For I am sure that my redeemer saueth, and he shall rayse vp at the latter day them that lye in the dust. 26 And though after my skinne the wormes destroy this body, yet shall I see God in my fleshe: 27 Whom I my selfe shall see, and myne eyes shall beholde, and none other for me, though my raines are consumed within me.
• Heb 1:8 : 8 But vnto the sonne he sayth Thy seate O God, shalbe for euer and euer: The scepter of thy kyngdome is a scepter of ryghteousnesse.
• Luke 1:78 : 78 Through ye tender mercy of our God, wherby the day spryng from an hygh hath visited vs.
• Zech 12:10 : 10 Moreouer, vpon the house of Dauid & vpon the citezins of Hierusalem wyll I poure out the spirite of grace & compassion, so that they shall loke vpon me whom they haue pearsed, and they shal lamet for him as men mourne for their onely begotten sonne: yea, and be sory for him, as men are sory for their first childe.
• 2 Sam 8:2 : 2 And he smote the Moabites, and measured them with a lyne, and cast them downe to the grounde, euen with two lynes measured he them, to put them to death, and with one full corde to kepe them alyue: And so became the Moabites Dauids seruauntes, and brought giftes.
• 2 Kgs 3:5 : 5 But when Ahab was dead, it fortuned that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
• 2 Kgs 3:26-27 : 26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battaile was to sore for him, he toke with him seuen hundred men that drew ye sword, to haue gone through euen vnto the king of Edom: but they could not. 27 And then he toke his eldest sonne that should haue raigned in his steade, and offered him for a burnt offering vpon the wall: And there was great indigtion against Israel, and they departed from him, and returned to their owne lande.
• 1 Chr 18:2 : 2 And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became Dauids seruauntes, and payde him tribute.
• Num 21:29 : 29 Wo to thee Moab, O people of Chamos ye are vndone: he hath suffered his sonnes to be pursued, & his daughters to be in captiuitie vnto Sehon the kyng of the Amorites.
• 1 Sam 14:38 : 38 And Saul sayde: Let al the chiefe of the people come hyther, and knowe and see by whom this sinne is done this day.
• Gen 4:25-26 : 25 Adam knewe his wyfe agayne, and she bare a sonne, and called his name Seth: For God sayde she hath appoynted me another seede in steade of Habel whom Cain slewe. 26 And vnto the same Seth also there was borne a sonne, and he called his name Enos: then began men to make inuocation in the name of the Lorde.
• Gen 5:3-9 : 3 And Adam lyued an hundreth and thirtie yeres, and begate a sonne in his owne lykenesse, after his image, & called his name Seth. 4 Al the dayes of Adam after he had begotten Seth, were eyght hudreth yeres, and he begat sonnes and daughters. 5 And all the dayes that Adam lyued were nine hundreth and thirtie yeres, and he dyed. 6 Seth lyued an hundreth & fyue yeres, and begat Enos. 7 And Seth lyued after he begat Enos eyght hundreth and seuen yeres, and begat sonnes and daughters. 8 And all the dayes of Seth were nine hundreth & twelue yeres, and he dyed. 9 Enos lyued ninetie yeres, and begate Kenan. 10 And Enos lyued after he begate Kenan eyght hundreth & fiftie yeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 11 And all the dayes of Enos were nine hundreth & fyue yeres, and he dyed. 12 Kenan lyued seuentie yeres, and begate Mahalaleel. 13 And Kenan liued after he begate Mahalaleel eyght hudreth & fourtie yeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 14 And all the dayes of Kenan were nine hundreth and ten yeres, and he dyed. 15 Mahalaleel liued sixtie and fiue yeres, and begate Iered. 16 And againe Mahalaleel liued after he begate Iered eyght hundreth & thirtie yeres, and begate sonnes & daughters. 17 And al the dayes of Mahalaleel, were eyght hundreth ninetie and fiue yeres, and he dyed. 18 Iered lyued an hundreth sixtie & two yeres, and he begate Henoch. 19 And Iered liued after he begat Henoch, eyght hundreth yeres, & begate sonnes and daughters. 20 And all the dayes of Iered were nine hundreth sixtie and two yeres, & he died. 21 Henoch lyued sixtie and fiue yeres, & begate Methuselah. 22 And Henoch walked with God after he begate Methuselah three hundreth yeres, and begate sonnes & daughters. 23 And al ye dayes of Henoch were three hundreth sixtie and fiue yeres. 24 And Henoch walked with God: and he was no more seene, for God toke him away. 25 Methuselah also lyued an hundreth eyghtie and seue yeres, and begate Lamech. 26 And agayne Methusalah lyued after he begat Lamech seue hundreth eightie and two yeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 27 And all the dayes of Methuselah were nine hundreth sixtie & nine yeres, and he dyed. 28 Lamech liued an hundreth eyghtie & two yeres, and begate a sonne, 29 And called his name Noah, saying: This same shall comfort vs as concerning our worke, & sorowe of our handes about the earth, which God cursed.
• Matt 2:2-9 : 2 Saying: Where is he that is borne kyng of Iewes? For we haue seene his starre in the east, and are come to worship hym. 3 When Herode the kyng had hearde these thynges, he was troubled, and all the citie of Hierusalem with hym. 4 And when he hadde gathered all the chiefe Priestes and Scribes of the people together, he demaunded of them where Christe shoulde be borne. 5 And they saide vnto him: At Bethlehem in Iurie. For thus it is written by the prophete. 6 And thou Bethlehem in the lande of Iuda, art not the least among the princes of Iuda. For out of thee shall there come a capitain, that shal gouerne my people Israel. 7 Then Herode, when he had priuilye called the wyse men, inquired of the diligently, what tyme the starre appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and sayde: Go, and search diligently for the young childe, and when ye haue founde hym, bryng me worde agayne, that I may come, and worship hym also. 9 When they had hearde the kyng, they departed, and loe, the starre which they sawe in the east, went before them, tyl it came & stoode ouer the place wherin the young chylde was.
• Isa 15:1-16:14 : 1 This is the burthen vpon Moab: Ar of Moab was destroyed & ouerthrowen in the nyght season, Kir also in Moab was destroyed and perished in the nyght. 2 Moab went vp to the idols house, euen to Dibon to the hygh places to weepe: for Neba and Moab shall mourne for Medba, All their heades were balde, and all their beardes shauen. 3 In her streetes are they girded about with sackcloth: In all the toppes of her houses and streetes shalbe nothyng but mournyng and weepyng. 4 Hesbon and Eleale shall crye, that their voyce shalbe hearde vnto Iahaz: and therfore the armed souldiours also of Moab shall bleate out and crye for very sorowe of their myndes. 5 Wo shall my heart be for Moabs sake, they shall flee vnto the citie of Zoar, which is lyke a faire young bullocke of three yere olde, for they shall all go vp to Luith weepyng: euen so by the way towarde Horonaim they shall make lamentation for their vtter destruction. 6 For the waters of Nimrim shalbe dryed vp, by reason wherof the grasse is withered, the hearbes destroyed, and the greene thynges gone. 7 Therfore the goodes that remayneth in Moab, and the riches therof, they shall cary to the brooke of wyllowes. 8 For the crye went ouer the whole lande of Moab, vnto Eglaim and vnto Beer Elim was there nothyng but mournyng. 9 Because the waters of Dimon were fall of blood, I wyll adde more vpon Dimon: and lions vpon the remnaunt of the lande, and on them that are escaped from Moab. 1 Sende the lorde of the worlde a lambe from the rocke that lyeth towarde the desert, vnto the hyl of the daughter Sion. 2 For as for the daughters of Moab they shalbe as a trembling birde that is put out of her neste: for they shall cary them vnto Arnon. 3 Gather your counsell, come together in iudgement, couer vs with your shadowe in the midday as the nyght doth hyde the chased, and bewray not them that are fled. 4 Let my persecuted people dwell among you, Moab be thou their refuge against the destroyer: for the aduersarie is brought to naught, the robber is vndone, the tiraunt is wasted out of the lande. 5 And in mercie shall the seate be prepared, and he shall sit vpon it in the trueth in the tabernacle of Dauid, iudging and sekyng iudgement, and makyng haste vnto ryghteousnesse. 6 We haue hearde of the pride of Moab, he is very proude, presumptuous, arrogant, and full of indignation, and vayne are his lyes. 7 Therfore shall Moab make lamentation because of the Moabites that shalbe slayne yea they shall wayle altogether: because of the foundations of the citie that is made of bricke shall ye complayne, euen ye lame people that are left only behynde. 8 For the vines of Hesbon are cut downe: as for the vine of Sibma, the lordes of the heathen haue broken downe her principall braunches, they are come euen vnto Iazer, they went on wandering vnto the wildernesse, her goodly braunches were throwen downe as they went ouer the sea. 9 Therfore wyll I mourne for Iazer, and for the vine of Sibma, I wyl poure my teares vpon thee O Hesbon and Eleale: for the crye of thyne enemies is fallen vpon thy sommer fruites, and vpon thy haruest. 10 The mirth and cheare is taken away out of the plentifull fielde, and in the vineyardes there shalbe no ioy nor gladnesse: The treader shall treade out no wine in their presses, the song of their mery cheare haue I layde downe. 11 Wherfore my bowels shall rumble like an Harpe for Moabs sake, & mine inwarde partes for the cities sake that is made of bricke. 12 And it shall come to passe, that when it is seene that Moab shalbe made weery of his hyll chappelles, he shall come to his temple to pray, but he shall not be able. 13 So then this is the saying that the Lorde hath spoken concernyng Moab since that tyme. 14 But nowe the Lorde hath spoken, saying: In three yeres, which shalbe as the yeres of an hired seruaunt, shall the glorie of Moab be turned into contempt throughout all his multitude, which is very great: and that which remayneth shalbe very small and feeble.
• Jer 48:45 : 45 They that are able to flee, shall stande vnder the shadowe of Hesbon, for there shall go a fire out of Hesbon, and a flambe from Sion, and shall burne vp that proude people of Moab, and the toppe of those seditious chyldren.
• Ps 72:8-9 : 8 His dominion also shalbe from the one sea to the other: and from the fludde vnto the ende of the earth. 9 They that dwell in the wildernesse shal kneele before him: his enemies shal licke the dust. 10 The kyng of Tharsis and of the Iles shall offer presentes: the kynges of Sheba & Seba shall bring giftes. 11 All kynges wyll worshyp hym: all nations wyll do hym seruice.
• Ps 78:70-72 : 70 He chose also Dauid his seruaunt: and toke hym away from the sheepefoldes. 71 As he was folowing the ewes great with young he toke hym: that he might feede Iacob his people, and Israel his inheritaunce. 72 So he fed them according to the simplicitie of his heart: and guided them by the discretion of his handes.
• Ps 110:2 : 2 God wyll sende the scepter of his power out of Sion: rule thou in the midst of thyne enemies.
• Jude 1:11 : 11 Wo be vnto the, for they haue folowed the way of Cain, and are vtterly geuen to the errour of Balaam for lucres sake, and perishe in the gaynsaying of Core.
• Jude 1:14-15 : 14 Enoch the seuenth from Adam, prophesied before of such, saying: Beholde, the Lorde shall come with thousandes of saintes, 15 To geue iudgement agaynst all men, and to rebuke all that are vngodly among them, of all their vngodly deedes, which they haue vngodly committed, and of all their cruel speakynges, which vngodly sinners haue spoken agaynst hym.