17 I see him, but not now;
I look at him, but not near;
A star shall appear from Jacob,
(A)A scepter shall rise from Israel,
(B)And shall smash the [a]forehead of Moab,
And overcome all the sons of Sheth.

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  1. Numbers 24:17 Lit corners

17 “I see him, but not now;
    I behold him, but not near.(A)
A star will come out of Jacob;(B)
    a scepter will rise out of Israel.(C)
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,(D)
    the skulls[a](E) of[b] all the people of Sheth.[c]

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  1. Numbers 24:17 Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Jer. 48:45); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
  2. Numbers 24:17 Or possibly Moab, / batter
  3. Numbers 24:17 Or all the noisy boasters

(A)Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
(B)Ephraim also is the [a]helmet of My head;
Judah is My (C)scepter.

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  1. Psalm 60:7 Lit protection

Gilead(A) is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim(B) is my helmet,
    Judah(C) is my scepter.(D)

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Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the [a]helmet of My head;
(A)Judah is My [b]scepter.

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  1. Psalm 108:8 Lit protection
  2. Psalm 108:8 Or lawgiver

Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet,
    Judah(A) is my scepter.

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