Numbers 2 Cross References - MSTC

¹ And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, ² "The children of Israel shall pitch: every man by his own standard, with the banners of their father's houses, away from the presence of the tabernacle of witness. ³ On the east side, toward the rising of the sun, shall they of the standard of the host of Judah pitch with their arms; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain over the sons of Judah: ⁴ and his host, and the number of them, seventy four thousand and six hundred. ⁵ And next unto him shall the tribe of Issachar pitch; and Nethanel the son of Zuar captain over the children of Issachar: ⁶ his host, and the number of them, fifty four thousand and four hundred. ⁷ And then the tribe of Zebulun; with Eliab the son of Helon, captain over the children of Zebulun: ⁸ and his host, in the number of them, fifty seven thousand and four hundred. ⁹ So that all they that pertain unto the host of Judah, are a hundred thousand eighty six thousand and four hundred in their companies: and these shall go in the forefront, when they journey. ¹⁰ "And on the south side, the standard of the host of Reuben shall lie with their companies; and the captain over the sons of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur: ¹¹ and his host, and the number of them, forty six thousand, and five hundred. ¹² And fast by him shall the tribe of Simeon pitch; and the captain over the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai: ¹³ and his host, and the number of them, forty nine thousand and three hundred. ¹⁴ And the tribe of Gad also; and the captain over the sons of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel: ¹⁵ and his host, and the number of them, forty five thousand six hundred and fifty. ¹⁶ So that all the number that pertain unto the host of Reuben, are a hundred thousand, fifty one thousand, four hundred and fifty, with their companies: and they shall be the second in the journey. ¹⁷ "And the tabernacle of witness, with the host of the Levites, shall go in the midst of the hosts: as they lie in their tents, even so shall they proceed in the journey, every man in his quarter about their standards. ¹⁸ "On the west side, the standard and the host of Ephraim shall lie with their companies; and the captain over the sons of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud: ¹⁹ and his host, and the number of them, forty thousand and five hundred. ²⁰ And fast by him, the tribe of Manasseh; and the captain over the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur: ²¹ and his host, and the number of them, thirty two thousand and two hundred. ²² And the tribe of Benjamin also; and the captain over the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeoni: ²³ and his host and the number of them thirty five thousand and four hundred. ²⁴ All the number that pertained unto the host of Ephraim, were a hundred thousand eight thousand and a hundred in their hosts: and they shall be the third in the journey. ²⁵ "And the standard and the host of Dan shall lie on the north side with their companies; and the captain over the children of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai: ²⁶ and his host, and the number of them, sixty two thousand and seven hundred. ²⁷ And fast by him shall the tribe of Asher pitch; and the captain over the sons of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran: ²⁸ and his host, and the number of them, forty one thousand and five hundred. ²⁹ And the tribe of Naphtali also; and the captain over the children of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan: ³⁰ and his host, and the number of them, fifty three thousand and four hundred. ³¹ So that the whole number, of all that pertained unto the host of Dan, was a hundred thousand fifty seven thousand and six hundred. And they shall be the last in the journey with their standards." ³² These are the sums of the children of Israel in the houses of their fathers, even all the numbers of the hosts with their companies: six hundred thousand three thousand five hundred and fifty. ³³ And yet the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses. ³⁴ And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, and so they pitched with their standards, and so they journeyed: every man in his kindred, and in the household of his father.

⁵⁰ But thou shalt appoint the Levites unto the habitation of witness, and to all the apparel thereof and unto all that longeth thereto. For they shall bear the tabernacle and all the ordinance thereof, and they shall minister it and shall pitch their tents round about it.

⁵² And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man in his own company and every man by his own standard throughout all their hosts. ⁵³ But the Levites shall pitch round about the habitation of witness, that there fall no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel, and the Levites shall wait upon the habitation of witness."

³ On the east side, toward the rising of the sun, shall they of the standard of the host of Judah pitch with their arms; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain over the sons of Judah:

¹⁰ "And on the south side, the standard of the host of Reuben shall lie with their companies; and the captain over the sons of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur:

¹⁴ even the standard of the host of Judah removed first with their armies, whose captain was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

¹⁸ Then the standard of the host of Reuben went forth with their armies, whose captain was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

²² Then the standard of the host of the children of Ephraim went forth with their armies, whose captain was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

²⁵ And hindmost of all the host came the standard of the host of the children of Dan with their armies: whose captain was, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

⁴ So yet that there be a space between you and it, about a two thousand cubits by measure. And come not nigh unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not gone by it in times past."

¹¹ Look what ye promise unto the LORD your God: see that ye keep it, all ye that be round about him; bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

¹⁰ Then shall the Gentiles enquire after the root of Jesse, which shall be set up for a token unto the Gentiles; for his dwelling shall be glorious. ¹¹ At the same time shall the LORD take in hand again, to conquer the remnant of his people which are left alive: From the Assyrians, Egyptians, Arabians, Ethiopians, Elamites, Chaldeans, Antiochians and Islands of the sea. ¹² And he shall set up a token among the Gentiles, and gather together the dispersed of Israel; yea, and the outcasts of Judah from the four corners of the world.

⁶ Cry and shout thou inhabiter of Zion, for great among you is the holy of Israel.

³ Yea, all ye that sit in the compass of the world, and dwell upon the earth: when the token shall be given upon the mountains, then look up: and when the horn bloweth, then hearken to.

⁷ that said unto me, "O thou son of man, this room is my seat, and the place of my footsteps: whereas I will dwell among the children of Israel for evermore - so that the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, through their whoredom; through their high places; and through the dead bodies of their kings,

¹⁶ The LORD their God shall deliver them in the day, as the flock of his people: for the stones of his Sanctuary shall be set up in his land.

³³ For God is not causer of strife: but of peace, as he is in all other congregations of the saints.

⁴⁰ And let all things be done honestly and in order.

²⁷ Only let your conversation be, as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may yet hear of you, that ye continue in one spirit, and in one soul laboring as we do to maintain the faith of the gospel,

¹⁹ and holdeth not the head: whereof all the body by joints and couples receiveth nourishment, and is knit together, and increaseth with the increasing that cometh of God.

² And immediately I was in the spirit; and behold, a seat was put in heaven, and one sat on the seat. ³ And he that sat was, to look upon, like unto a jasper stone, and a sardine stone: And there was a rainbow about the seat, in sight like unto an emerald. ⁴ And about the seat were twenty four seats. And I saw upon the seats twenty four elders sitting clothed in white raiment, and had on their heads crowns of gold. ⁵ And out of the seat proceeded lightnings, and thunderings, and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire, burning before the seat, which are the seven spirits of God.

⁸ "Judah, thy brethren shall praise thee, and thine hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies, and thy father's children shall stoop unto thee. ⁹ Judah is a lion's whelp. From spoil, my son, thou art come on high: he laid him down and couched himself as a lion, and as a lioness. Who dare stir him up? ¹⁰ The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a ruler from between his legs, until Shiloh come, unto whom the people shall hearken.

⁷ In the tribe of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

¹² He that offered his offering the first day, was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.

¹⁷ and for peace offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats and five lambs of a year old. And this was the gift of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

¹⁴ even the standard of the host of Judah removed first with their armies, whose captain was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. ¹⁵ And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar, was Nethanel the son of Zuar. ¹⁶ And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulon, was Eliab the son of Helon.

¹⁹ The children of Judah: Er and Onan, which died in the land of Canaan. ²⁰ But the children of Judah in their kindred were: Shelah of whom cometh the kindred of the Shelanites; and of Perez cometh the kindred of the Perezites; and of Zerah cometh the kindred of the Zerahites. ²¹ And the children of Perez were Hezron, of whom cometh the kindred of the Hezronites: and of Hamul cometh the kindred of the Hamulites. ²² These are the kindreds of Judah, in number seventy six thousand and five hundred.

¹ After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, "Who shall go up first unto the Cananites to fight against them?" ² And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up: behold I have delivered the land into his hands."

²⁰ Amminadab begat Nahshon, Nahshon begat Salmon,

¹⁰ And Ram begat Amminadab: and Amminadab begat Nahshon, a lord among the children of Judah.

² For unto Judah which was mighty among his brethren, was given the principality before him. But the birthright was given Joseph.

⁴ Ram begat Amminadab; Amminadab begat Nahshon; Nahshon begat Salmon;

³² which was the son of Jesse: which was the son of Obed: which was the son of Boaz: which was the son of Salmon: which was the son of ³³ Nahshon: which was the son of Amminadab: which was the son of Arni: which was the son of Hezron: which was the son of Perez: which was the son of Judah:

²⁷ were told in the tribe of Judah seventy four thousand and six hundred.

²² These are the kindreds of Judah, in number seventy six thousand and five hundred.

⁸ In Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;

²⁸ Among the children of Issachar, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers — when their names were counted, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was apt for war — ²⁹ were numbered in the tribe of Issachar fifty four thousand and four hundred.

¹⁸ The second day, did Nethanel offer, the son of Zuar, captain over Issachar.

²³ And this was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

¹⁵ And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar, was Nethanel the son of Zuar.

²³ And the children of Issachar in their kindreds were: Tola, of whom cometh the kindred of the Tolaites: and Puvah, of whom cometh the kindred of the Punites; ²⁴ and of Jashub cometh the kindred of the Jashubites; and of Shimron cometh the kindred of the Shimronites. ²⁵ These are the kindreds of Issachar, in number sixty four thousand and three hundred.

²⁹ were numbered in the tribe of Issachar fifty four thousand and four hundred.

²⁵ These are the kindreds of Issachar, in number sixty four thousand and three hundred.

⁹ In Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon.

³⁰ Among the children of Zebulun, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers —after the number of names, from twenty years and above, whosoever was mete for the war - ³¹ were counted in the tribe of Zebulun fifty seven thousand and four hundred.

²⁴ The third day, Eliab, the son of Helon, the chiefest among the children of Zebulun, brought his offering.

²⁹ and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

¹⁶ And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulon, was Eliab the son of Helon.

³¹ were counted in the tribe of Zebulun fifty seven thousand and four hundred.

²⁶ The children of Zebulun in their kindreds were: Sered, of whom cometh the kindred of the Seredites; and Elon, of whom cometh the kindred of the Elonites; and of Jahleel, cometh the kindred of the Jahleelites. ²⁷ These are the kindreds of Zebulun, in number sixty thousand and five hundred.

³ "Reuben, thou art mine eldest son, my might and the beginning of my strength, chief in receiving and chief in power. ⁴ As unstable as water wast thou: thou shalt therefore not be the chiefest, for thou wentest up upon thy father's bed, and then defiledest thou my couch with going up.

⁵ "And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: in Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;

³⁰ The fourth day, Elizur, the son of Shedeur, chief lord among the children of Reuben, brought his offering.

³⁵ and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

¹ The sons of Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: for he was the eldest. But because he defied his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, and so he is not reckoned unto the birthright.

²¹ were numbered in the tribe of Reuben, forty six thousand and five hundred.

⁷ These are the kindreds of the Reubenites, which were in number forty three thousand seven hundred and thirty.

⁶ In Simeon, Shelumiel: the son of Zurishaddai;

³⁶ The fifth day, Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, chief lord among the children of Simeon, offered,

⁴¹ and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

¹⁹ And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon, was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

²³ were numbered in the tribe of Simeon forty nine thousand and three hundred.

¹⁴ These are the kindreds of the Simeonites, in number twenty two thousand and two hundred.

¹⁴ In Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;

⁴² The sixth day, Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, the chief lord among the children of Gad, offered,

⁴⁷ and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

²⁰ And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

²⁵ were numbered in the tribe of Gad forty five thousand, six hundred and fifty.

¹⁸ These are the kindreds of the children of Gad, in number forty thousand and five hundred.

⁹ So that all they that pertain unto the host of Judah, are a hundred thousand eighty six thousand and four hundred in their companies: and these shall go in the forefront, when they journey.

²⁴ All the number that pertained unto the host of Ephraim, were a hundred thousand eight thousand and a hundred in their hosts: and they shall be the third in the journey.

³¹ So that the whole number, of all that pertained unto the host of Dan, was a hundred thousand fifty seven thousand and six hundred. And they shall be the last in the journey with their standards."

⁵⁰ But thou shalt appoint the Levites unto the habitation of witness, and to all the apparel thereof and unto all that longeth thereto. For they shall bear the tabernacle and all the ordinance thereof, and they shall minister it and shall pitch their tents round about it. ⁵¹ And when the tabernacle goeth forth, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is pitched, they shall set it up: for if any stranger come near, he shall die.

¹ And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,

³⁸ "But on the forefront of the habitation and before the tabernacle of witness eastward, shall Moses and Aaron and his sons pitch and wait on the sanctuary in the stead of the children of Israel. And the stranger that cometh nigh shall die for it."

¹⁷ And the habitation was taken down: and the sons of Gershon and Merari went forth bearing the habitation.

²¹ Then the Kohathites went forward and bare the holy things, and the other did set up the habitation against they came.

⁵ For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I present with you in the spirit, joying and beholding the order that ye keep, and your steadfast faith in Christ.

⁵ Now therefore thy two sons Manasseh and Ephraim which were born unto thee before I came to thee, into Egypt, shall be mine: even as Reuben and Simeon shall they be unto me.

¹⁴ And Israel stretched out his righthand and laid it upon Ephraim's head which was the younger, and his lefthand upon Manasseh's head, crossing his hands; for Manasseh was the elder. ¹⁵ And he blessed Joseph saying, "God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, and the God which hath fed me all my life long unto this day; ¹⁶ And the angel which hath delivered me from all evil, bless these lads: that they may be called after my name, and after my father Abraham and Isaac, and that they may grow and multiply upon the earth." ¹⁷ When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. And he lift up his father's hand, to have removed it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head, ¹⁸ and said unto his father, "Not so my father, for this is the eldest. Put thy righthand upon his head." ¹⁹ And his father would not, but said, "I know it well my son, I know it well. He shall be also a people and shall be great. But of a truth his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall be full of people." ²⁰ And he blessed them, saying, "At the example of these, the Israelites shall bless and say, 'God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh.'" Thus set he Ephraim before Manasseh.

¹⁰ Among the children of Joseph: In Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; In Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

³² Among the children of Joseph, first among the children of Ephraim, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers — when the names of all that were apt to the war were told, from twenty years and above -

⁴⁸ The seventh day, Elishama, the son of Ammihud, the chief lord of the children of Ephraim, offered.

⁵³ and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

¹⁷ His beauty is as a firstborn ox and his horns as the horns of an unicorn. And with them he shall push the nations together, even unto the ends of the world. These are the many thousands of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh."

²⁶ and his son Ladan, and his son Ammihud, and his son Elishama, ²⁷ and his son Nun and his son Joshua.

¹ {To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, a Psalm of Asaph} Hear, O thou shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Jacob like a flock of sheep; show thyself, thou that sittest upon the Cherubim. ² Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh; stir up thy power, and come help us.

¹⁸ Moreover, I heard Ephraim, that was led away captive, complain on this manner, 'O LORD, thou hast corrected me, and thy chastening have I received, as an untamed calf. Convert thou me, and I shall be converted, for thou art my LORD God. ¹⁹ Yea, as soon as thou turnest me, I shall reform myself: and when I understand, I shall smite upon my thigh. For verily I have committed shameful things: O let my youth bear this reproof and confusion.' ²⁰ Upon this complaint, I thought thus by myself: Is not Ephraim my dear son? Is he not the child, with whom I have had all mirth and pastime? For since the time that I first communed with him, I have him ever in remembrance: therefore my very heart driveth me unto him; gladly and lovingly will I have mercy upon him, sayeth the LORD.

³³ were in number in the tribe of Ephraim, forty thousand, and six hundred.

³⁷ These are the kindreds of the children of Ephraim, in number thirty two thousand and five hundred. And these are the children of Joseph in their kindreds.

⁵⁴ The eighth day, offered Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, the chief lord of the children of Manasseh.

⁵⁹ and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

²³ And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

³⁵ from twenty and above — were numbered in the tribe of Manasseh thirty two thousand and two hundred.

³⁴ These are the kindreds of Manasseh, in number fifty two thousand and seven hundred.

¹¹ In Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeoni;

⁶⁰ The ninth day, Abidan the son of Gedeoni the chief lord among the children of Benjamin offered.

⁶⁵ and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gedeoni.

²⁴ And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, was Abidan the son of Gedeoni.

²⁷ There is little Benjamin their ruler, and the princes of Judah their council; the princes of Zebulon, and the princes of Naphtali.

³⁷ were numbered in the tribe of Benjamin thirty five thousand and four hundred.

⁴¹ These are the children of Benjamin in their kindreds, and in number forty five thousand and six hundred.

¹⁶ So that all the number that pertain unto the host of Reuben, are a hundred thousand, fifty one thousand, four hundred and fifty, with their companies: and they shall be the second in the journey.

² Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh; stir up thy power, and come help us.

¹² In Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

⁶⁶ The tenth day, Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, chief lord among the children of Dan offered.

⁷¹ and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

³⁹ from twenty years and above — were numbered in the tribe of Dan fifty seven thousand and seven hundred.

⁴³ And all the kindreds of the Shuhamites were in number sixty four thousand and four hundred.

¹³ In Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

⁷² The eleventh day, Pagiel, the son of Ochran, the chief lord among the children of Asher offered.

⁷⁷ and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

⁴¹ were numbered in the tribe of Asher forty one thousand and five hundred.

⁴⁷ These are the kindreds of Asher, in number fifty three thousand and four hundred.

¹⁵ In Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan."

⁴² Among the children of Naphtali, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers — when their names were told, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was mete to war - ⁴³ were numbered in the tribe of Naphtali fifty three thousand and four hundred.

⁷⁸ The twelfth day, Ahira, the son of Enan, chief lord among the children of Naphtali offered.

⁸³ and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Ahira, the son of Enan.

²⁷ And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, was Ahira the son of Enan.

⁴⁸ The children of Naphtali in their kindreds were: Jahzeel, of whom came the kindred of the Jahzeelites; and Guni, of whom came the kindred of the Gunites; ⁴⁹ and of Jezer, came the kindred of the Jezerites; and of Shillem the kindred of Shillemites. ⁵⁰ These are the kindreds of Naphtali in their generations, in number forty five thousand and four hundred.

⁵⁰ These are the kindreds of Naphtali in their generations, in number forty five thousand and four hundred.

³⁷ Thus took the children of Israel their journey from Rameses to Succoth; six hundred thousand men of foot, beside children.

²⁶ Every man offering half a sicle after the weight of the holy sicle among them that went to be numbered from twenty years old and above, among six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.

⁴⁶ drew unto the sum of six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.

²¹ And Moses said, "Six hundred thousand footmen are there of the people, among which I am. And thou hast said, 'I will give them flesh and they shall eat a month long.'

⁵¹ These are the numbers of the children of Israel: six hundred thousand, and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

⁴⁷ But the Levites in the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. ⁴⁸ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, ⁴⁹ "Only see that thou number not the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel.

⁵⁷ These are the sums of the Levites in their kindreds: of Gershon, came the kindred of the Gershonites; and of Kohath came the kindred of the Kohathites; and of Merari came the kindred of the Merarites. ⁵⁸ These are the kindreds of Levi: the kindred of the Libnites, the kindred of the Hebronites, the kindred of the Mahlites, the kindred of the Mushites, the kindred of the Korahites. Kohath begat Amram, ⁵⁹ and Amram's wife was called Jochebed; a daughter of Levi, which was born him in Egypt. And she bare unto Amram, Aaron, Moses and Miriam their sister. ⁶⁰ And unto Aaron were born, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ⁶¹ But Nadab and Abihu died, as they offered strange fire before the LORD. ⁶² And the number of them was twenty three thousand, of all the males from a month old and above. For they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

⁴² According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, even so the children of Israel made all the work.

⁵⁴ And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.

² "The children of Israel shall pitch: every man by his own standard, with the banners of their father's houses, away from the presence of the tabernacle of witness.

²⁸ Of this manner were the journeys of the children of Israel, with their armies when they removed.

⁹ From the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: Lo, the people shall dwell by himself and shall not be reckoned among other nations. ¹⁰ Who can tell the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? I pray God that my soul may die the death of the righteous, and that my last end may be like his!"

²¹ He beheld no wickedness in Jacob, nor saw Idolatry in Israel: The LORD his God is with him, and the tromp of a king among them.

² and lift up his eyes and looked upon Israel as he lay with his tribes, and the spirit of God came upon him.

⁵ How goodly are the tents of Jacob, and thine habitations Israel; ⁶ even as the broad valleys and as gardens by the river's side, as the tents which the LORD hath pitched and as cypress trees upon the water.

⁶ So shall I not be confounded, while I have respect unto all thy commandments.

⁶ Both were perfect before God, and walked in all the laws and ordinances of the Lord, that no man could find fault with them.