Numbers 23:9
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23:9For from the top of the rocks I see them;17
from the hills I watch them.18
Indeed, a nation that lives alone,
and it will not be reckoned19 among the nations.
Footnotes
- 17 Heb “him,” but here it refers to the Israelites (Israel).
- 18 Balaam reports his observation of the nation of Israel spread out below him in the valley. Based on that vision, and the Lord’s word, he announces the uniqueness of Israel—they are not just like one of the other nations. He was correct, of course; they were the only people linked with the living God by covenant.
- 19 The verb could also be taken as a reflexive—Israel does not consider itself as among the nations, meaning, they consider themselves to be unique.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
For from the top of the crags I see him,
from the hills I behold him;
behold, a people dwelling alone,
and not counting itself among the nations!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
From the rocky peaks I see them,
from the heights I view them.
I see a people who live apart
and do not consider themselves one of the nations.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
I see them from the top of rocky cliffs,
and I watch them from the hills.
There is a people living alone;
it does not consider itself among the nations.
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NLTNew Living Translation
I see them from the cliff tops;
I watch them from the hills.
I see a people who live by themselves,
set apart from other nations.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Because from the top of the rocks I see him,
from hilltops I watch him.
Behold, a people who dwell alone,
they do not consider themselves among the nations.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
For from the top of the rocks I see him,
And from the hills I behold him:
Lo, the people shall dwell alone,
And shall not be reckoned among the nations.
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