15 And he uttered his parable, and said Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes were shut up hath said,

16 He hath said that heard the words of God, and hath the knowledge of the most High, and saw the vision of the Almighty, and falling in a trance had his eyes opened:

17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near: there shall come a [a]Star of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise of Israel and shall smite the [b]coasts of Moab, and destroy all the sons of [c]Sheth.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:17 Meaning, Christ.
  2. Numbers 24:17 That is, the princes.
  3. Numbers 24:17 He shall subdue all that resist: for of Sheth came Noah, and of Noah all the world.

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