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And he sawוַיַּרְאthe Kenitesאֶת הַקֵּינִיand took upוַיִּשָּׂאhis poemמְשָׁלוֹand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Enduringאֵיתָןis your dwelling place,מוֹשָׁבֶךָandוְyour nestקִנֶּךָis setשִׂיםin the crag;בַּסֶּלַע
Numbers 24:21
Study it in the app“And he saw the Kenites and took up his poem and said, “Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the crag;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 24:21, word by word
- And he sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- the Kenitesקֵּינִיkeni
Kenite
Kenite(s): a people of southern Canaan; Moses' father-in-law belonged to them.
Where else “keni” appears- and took upיִּשָּׂאyisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appears- his poemמְשָׁלmeshal
poem
A solemn message spoken as a poem, like Balaam's.
Where else “meshal” appears- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “Enduringאֵיתָןetan
enduring
Firm, lasting.
Where else “etan” appears- is your dwelling placeמוֹשָׁבֶmoshave
dwelling
A place where someone settles to live, whether a house, a city or a camp.
Where else “moshave” appears- your nestקִנֶּkine
nest
The place where a bird lays its eggs and raises its young.
Where else “kine” appears- is setשִׂיםsim
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “sim” appears- in the cragסֶּלַעsela
crag
A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.
Where else “sela” appears
Translation note
In Hebrew “your nest” (qinneka) sounds like “Kenite” and like “Cain” (qayin), the name of that people in verse 22.
The context
20And he saw Amalek and took up his poem and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, but his end shall be to destruction.”
21 · This verse (above)
22nevertheless, Cain shall be for burning. How long until Asshur takes you captive?”