Numbers 24:8

“El brings him out of Egypt; he has as it were the horns of the wild ox. He shall devour the nations, his adversaries, and break their bones, and with his arrows shatter them.”

Numbers 24:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 24:8, 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 him outמוֹצִיאmotsi

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

Where else “motsi” appears
of Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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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.

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He shall devourיֹאכַלyochal

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

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the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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his adversariesצָרָיtsaray

adversary

Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.

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breakיְגָרֵםyegarem

gnaw

To crack and chew bones.

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their bonesעַצְמֹתֵיatsmote

bone

Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.

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with his arrowsחִצָּיchitsay

arrow

Arrow.

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shatter themיִמְחָץyimchats

shatter, crush

Shatter: strike hard until it breaks or is crushed.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

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.

8 · This verse (above)

9He crouched, he lay down like a lion, and like a lioness; who will rouse him? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, and cursed is everyone who curses you.”

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