Numbers 24:1
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.”
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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פָּנִים
face/ his
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פָּנִים
Face, presence. Panim. The LORD make His face shine on you. God turns His face toward you. That is grace.
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הָלַךְ
he went
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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טוֹב
it was good
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טוֹב
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
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בִּלְעָם
Balaam
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בִּלְעָם
Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
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נַחַשׁ
omens
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נַחַשׁ
an incantation or augury
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