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And Edomוְ אֱדוֹםshall beהָיָהa possession,יְרֵשָׁהandוְSeir,שֵׂעִירhis enemies,אֹיְבָיוshall beהָיָהa possession,יְרֵשָׁהwhileוְIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלdoesעֹשֶׂהvaliantly.חָיִל
Numbers 24:18
Study it in the app“And Edom shall be a possession, and Seir, his enemies, shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 24:18, word by word
- And Edomאֱדוֹםedom
Edom
See it on the mapWhere else “edom” appears- shall beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- a possessionיְרֵשָׁהyeresha
possession
Possession: land that is occupied and becomes one's own.
Where else “yeresha” appears- Seirשֵׂעִירseir
Seir
Seir, the hill country south of the Dead Sea, later the land of Edom; also its first inhabitants, and a mountain in Judah.
Where else “seir” appears- his enemiesאֹיְבָיoyvay
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyvay” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- doesעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- valiantlyחָיִלchayil
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appears
Places in this verse
Edom
Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev
A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.
The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).
The context
17I see him, but not now; I gaze on him, but not near. A star shall march forth from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel, and shall shatter the temples of Moab and tear down all the sons of Sheth.
18 · This verse (above)
19And one from Jacob shall rule and destroy the survivor from the city.”