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Elאֵלbrings them outמוֹצִיאָםof Egypt;מִמִּצְרָיִםhe hasלוֹas it were the hornsכְּתוֹעֲפֹתof the wild ox.רְאֵם
Numbers 23:22
Study it in the app“El brings them out of Egypt; he has as it were the horns of the wild ox.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 23:22, word by word
- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- brings them outמוֹצִיאָmotsia
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “motsia” appears- of Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- as it were the hornsתוֹעֲפֹתtoafot
peak
Towering height: a wild ox's prongs, mountain summits.
Where else “toafot” appears- of the wild oxרְאֵםreem
wild ox
Wild ox: a large, strong animal, an image of power.
Where else “reem” appears
Translation note
The word translated “horns” is rare and of uncertain meaning; it indicates the strength of the wild ox.
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
21He has not looked on wickedness in Jacob, and he has not seen trouble in Israel. YHWH his Elohim is with him, and the acclamation of a king is among them.
22 · This verse (above)
23For there is no omen against Jacob, and no divination against Israel. Now it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘What El has done!’