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Like valleysכִּנְחָלִיםthey stretch out,נִטָּיוּlike gardensכְּגַנֹּתbesideעֲלֵיa river,נָהָרlike aloesכַּאֲהָלִיםYHWHיְהוָהhas planted,נָטַעlike cedarsכַּאֲרָזִיםbesideעֲלֵיthe waters.מָיִם
Numbers 24:6
Study it in the app“Like valleys they stretch out, like gardens beside a river, like aloes YHWH has planted, like cedars beside the waters.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 24:6, word by word
- Like valleysנְחָלִיםnechalim
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nechalim” appears- they stretch outנִטָּיוּnitayu
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “nitayu” appears- like gardensגַנֹּתganot
garden
Garden.
Where else “ganot” appears- a riverנָהָרnahar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nahar” appears- like aloesאֲהָלִיםahalim
aloes
Aloes: a tree with fragrant wood.
Where else “ahalim” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has plantedנָטַעnata
plant
Plant; set firmly.
Where else “nata” appears- like cedarsאֲרָזִיםarazim
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arazim” appears- the watersמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
The context
5How good are your tents, Jacob, your dwellings, Israel!
6 · This verse (above)
7Water shall flow from his buckets, and his seed shall be by many waters; and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.