Numbers 24:17
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.”
שֵׁבֶט
The shepherd's rod was not for the sheep — it was for predators. The staff was for guiding and steadying the sheep on narrow paths. David walks through the valley of the shadow of death and takes comfort not in the absence of danger, but in the presence of the shepherd's tools. God is equipped for what lies ahead of you.
כּוֹכָב
a star
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כּוֹכָב
Stars, constellations. Kowkab. He determines the number of the stars and calls each by name. If God names every star He certainly knows your name.
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קָרוֹב
near
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קָרוֹב
Near, close. Qarowb. The LORD is near to the broken-hearted. He is closer than you think especially when pain makes Him seem far away.
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רָאָה
I see/ him
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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בֵּן
the descendants of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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דָּרַךְ
it will march forth
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דָּרַךְ
to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)
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שׁוּר
I observe/ him
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שׁוּר
to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for
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פֵּאָה
the corners of
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פֵּאָה
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
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מוֹאָב
Moab
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מוֹאָב
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
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עַתָּה
now
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עַתָּה
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
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שֵׁת
Sheth
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שֵׁת
Sheth, third son of Adam
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