Balaam’s Final Three Oracles
Numbers 24:22
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.”Or Assyria; also in verse 24
- KJV
- Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.the Kenite: Heb. Kainuntil…: or, how long shall it be ere Asshur carry thee away captive
- WEB
- Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur carries you away captive.”
- ASV
- Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
- LSV
- But the Kenite is for a burning; Until when does Asshur keep you captive?”
- YLT
- But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'
- DBY
- But the Kenite shall be consumed, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
- DRC
- And thou be chosen of the stock of Cin, how long shalt thou be able to continue? For Assur shall take thee captive.
- GNV
- Neuerthelesse, the Kenite shalbe spoyled vntill Asshur cary thee away captiue.
- JPS
- Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long? Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
- LXXE
- and though Beor should have a skilfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry thee away captive.Gr. nest of cunning.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- כִּ֥י אִם־יִהְיֶ֖ה לְבָ֣עֵֽר קָ֑יִן עַד־מָ֖ה אַשּׁ֥וּר תִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃
- LXX-Br
- καὶ ἐὰν γένηται τῷ Βεὼρ νοσσιὰ πανουργίας, Ἀσσύριοι αἰχμαλωτεύσουσί σε.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 83:8Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
- Ezra 4:2they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought…
- Genesis 10:22The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
- Genesis 10:11From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
- Hosea 14:3Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
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