Numbers 2 Cross References - Thomson

¹ then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, ² Let the children of Israel encamp close to one another, by divisions, by standards, by the houses of their families, facing the tabernacle of the testimony. All around it the Israelites shall encamp. ³ And they who encamp first, towards the east, shall be the division of the camp of Judas with their army; and the chief of the children of Judas shall be Naasson, son of Aminadab; ⁴ his army; even they who were reviewed, being seventy four thousand six hundred; ⁵ and they who encamp adjoining, shall be the division of the tribe of Issachar, and the chief of the Issacharites shall be Nathaniel, son of Sogar; ⁶ his army; even they who were reviewed, being fifty four thousand four hundred; ⁷ and they who encamp adjoining, shall be the division of the tribe of Zabulon, and the chief of the Zabulonites shall be Eliab, son of Chailon; ⁸ his army; even they who were reviewed, being fifty seven thousand four hundred; ⁹ all those of the camp of Judas who have been reviewed, amounting to one hundred and eighty six thousand four hundred, with their army, shall march in the van. ¹⁰ And their army on the south, shall be the divisions of the camp of Reuben, and the chief of the Reubenites shall be Elisar, son of Sedur; ¹¹ his army, even they who have been reviewed, being forty six thousand five hundred; ¹² and they who encamp adjoining him, shall be the division of the tribe of Symeon, and the chief of the Symeonites shall be Salamiel, son of Surisadai; ¹³ his army, even they who were reviewed, being fifty nine thousand three hundred; ¹⁴ and they who encamp adjoining shall be the tribe of Gad; and the chief of the Gadites, shall be Elisaph, son of Raguel; ¹⁵ his army, even they who were reviewed, being forty five thousand six hundred and fifty. ¹⁶ All those of the camp of Reuben who have been reviewed, amounting to one hundred and fifty one thousand four hundred and fifty, with their army, shall march as the second division. ¹⁷ Then shall move the tabernacle of the testimony, and the camp of the Levites, as the centre division of the camps. As they encamp so they shall take up their march, every man in his rank, according to their companies. ¹⁸ And on the west shall be the division of the camp of Ephraim, with their army; and the chief of the Ephraimites shall be Elisama, son of Emiud; ¹⁹ his army, even they who were reviewed, being forty thousand five hundred; ²⁰ and they who encamp adjoining, shall be the division of the tribe of Manasses, and the chief of the Manassites shall be Gamaliel, son of Phadassur; ²¹ his army, even they who were reviewed, being thirty two thousand two hundred; ²² and they who encamp adjoining, shall be the division of the tribe of Benjamin; and the chief of the Benjaminites shall be Abidon, son of Gadeoni; ²³ his army, even they who were reviewed, being thirty five thou 24 sand four hundred. ²⁴ All those of the camp of Ephraim who have been reviewed, amounting to one hundred and eight thousand one hundred, with their army, shall march as the third division. ²⁵ And on the north shall be the division of the camp of Dan; with their army; and the chief of the Danites shall be Achiezer, son of Amisadai; ²⁶ his army, even they who were reviewed, being sixty two thousand seven hundred; ²⁷ and they who encamp adjoining him, shall be the tribe of Aser; and the chief of the Aserites, shall be Phagiel, son of Echran; ²⁸ his army, even they who have been reviewed, being forty one thousand five hundred: ²⁹ and they who encamp adjoining, shall be the division of the tribe of Nephthaleim, and the chief of the Nephthaleimites shall be Achire, son of Ainan; ³⁰ his army, even they who were reviewed, being fifty three thousand four hundred. ³¹ All those of the camp of Dan, who have been reviewed, amounting to one hundred and fifty seven thousand six hundred, shall march as the rear division. ³² This is the review of the children of Israel according to the houses of their families; the whole muster of the camps, comprehending their armies, being six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. ³³ But the Levites were not reviewed among them, as the Lord commanded Moses. ³⁴ And the children of Israel did all that the Lord commanded Moses. So they encamped according to their divisions, and so they set out on their march, every one in his rank, according to their communities, and according to the houses of their families.

⁵⁰ But thou shalt set the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the utensils thereof, and over all the things which are in it. They shall carry the tabernacle, and all its utensils, and they shall minister therein, and encamp about the tabernacle.

⁵² And when the Israelites encamp, every man in his station, and every man according to his command, with their army, ⁵³ let the Levites encamp before them, around the tabernacle of the testimony, that there may be no lapse committed by the children of Israel; and that the Levites themselves may guard the tabernacle of the testimony.

³ And they who encamp first, towards the east, shall be the division of the camp of Judas with their army; and the chief of the children of Judas shall be Naasson, son of Aminadab;

¹⁰ And their army on the south, shall be the divisions of the camp of Reuben, and the chief of the Reubenites shall be Elisar, son of Sedur;

¹⁴ the division of the camp of Judas, had marched, and at the head of it Naasson son of Aminadab,

¹⁸ And when the division of the camp of Reuben had marched with their army, and at the head of it Elisur son of Sedur;

²² Then were to march the division of the camp of Ephraim, with their army, and at the head of it Elisama son of Emiud;

²⁵ And the division of the camp of Dan were to march the last of all the camps, with their army, and at the head of it Achiezer son of Amisadai;

⁴ But let there be a considerable distance between you and it. You shall keep at the distance of about two thousand cubits. You must not come near it, that you may know the way you are to march; for you have never heretofore gone this way.

¹¹ Vow and pay your vows to the Lord our God: let all around him bring gifts to him who is awful;

¹⁰ therefore there shall be in that day, the root of Jesse, even he who riseth up to rule nations: in him nations will put their trust, and his resting place shall be glorious. ¹¹ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord will proceed to shew his hand to provoke to jealousy the remnant of his people; that residue which is left from the Assyrians and from Egypt and from Babylonia, and from Ethiopia and the Elamites, and from the risings of the sun and Arabia. ¹² And he will erect a standard for the nations, and gather together the outcasts of Israel, and assemble the dispersed of Juda from the four quarters of the earth.

⁶ Shout for joy and be glad, inhabitants of Sion, for in the midst of it is exalted the Holy One of Israel.

³ at this time, all ye streams of that land, like an inhabited country, their country shall be inhabited. As if a signal were displayed from a mountain, as with the sound of a trumpet,

⁷ And he said to me, Son of man, Thou hast seen the place of my throne and the place of my footsteps, where my name should dwell in the midst of the house of Israel forever, that the house of Israel may no more profane my holy name; neither they nor their leaders, by their fornication and by the murders of their leaders in the midst of them.

¹⁶ In that day the Lord their God will save them; his people like a flock. Because holy stones are rolled on his land.

³³ For God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, As in all the congregations of the saints

⁴⁰ Let all things be done in a becoming and orderly manner.

²⁷ Only conduct yourselves in a manner becoming the glad tidings of the Christ, that whether I come and see you, or if absent I may hear this of you, that you are stedfast in one spirit, and that without being in the least daunted by your opposers, you contend unanimously for the belief of the gospel,

¹⁹ and not adhering to the head, from which the whole body, being by means of joints and ligaments supplied and knit together, is to receive the divine increase.

² Thereupon I was immediately enrapt, and behold a throne was set in the heaven, and one was sitting on the throne. ³ And he who was sitting was in appearance like a jasper and sardine stone, and there was a rainbow, in appearance like a smaragdine, around the throne. ⁴ And around the throne there were four and twenty thrones; and on the thrones I saw the four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of gold. ⁵ And from the throne proceed lightnings and thunders and voices. And there were seven lamps of fire blazing before the throne: these are the seven spirits of God.

⁸ Judas! Let thy brethren praise thee: Thy hands will be on the back of thy enemies. The sons of thy father shall bow down to thee. ⁹ Judas is a lion's whelp. From a vigorous stem, my son, thou art sprung. Couching down thou art gone to sleep like a young lion: Who dare rouse him! ¹⁰ A chief shall not fail from Judas. Nor a leader from his loins; Till the things reserved for him shall come; Even He, the expectation of nations.

⁷ of the children of Judas, Naasson, son of Aminadab;

¹² So he who brought forward his gifts on the first day, was Naasson, son of Aminadab chief of the tribe of Judas;

¹⁷ and for a sacrifice of thanksgiving, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe lambs of the first year. This was the gift of Naasson, son of Aminadab.

¹⁴ the division of the camp of Judas, had marched, and at the head of it Naasson son of Aminadab, ¹⁵ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Issachar, Nathaniel son of Sogar, ¹⁶ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Zabulon, Eliab son of Chailon; then were the Gersonites, and the Merarites,

¹⁹ And the sons of Judas were Er and Aunan, but Er and Aunan died in the land of Chanaan, ²⁰ so that these were the children of Judas, according to their communities; from Selom, the community of the Selomites; from Phares, the community of the Pharesites; from Zara, the community of the Zaraites. ²¹ And the Pharesites were; from Asron, the community of the Asronites; from Jamun, the community of the Jamunites. ²² These communities of Judas, according to the review of them, were seventy six thousand five hundred.

¹ Now, after the decease of Joshua, the children of Israel inquired of the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us as our leader against the Chananites, to conduct the war against them? ² And the Lord said, Juda shall go up. Behold I have delivered the land into his hand.

²⁰ and Aminadab, Naasson; and Naasson, Salmon;

¹⁰ And Aram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab begot Naasson, the chief of the house of Juda;

² for Juda being mighty in power prevailed over his brethren to have the Ruler appointed out of him, though the blessing was Joseph's.

⁴ and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon,

³² son of Jessai, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Salmon, son of Naasson, ³³ son of Aminadab, son of Aram, son of Esrom, son of Phares, son of Juda,

²⁷ on the review of those of the tribe of Judas, were seventy four thousand six hundred.

²² These communities of Judas, according to the review of them, were seventy six thousand five hundred.

⁸ of the children of Issachar, Nathaniel, son of Sogar;

²⁸ And of the Issacharites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ²⁹ on a review of those of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty four thousand four hundred.

¹⁸ On the second day Nathaniel, son of Sogar, the chief of the tribe of Issachar made his offering;

¹⁵ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Issachar, Nathaniel son of Sogar,

²³ And the children of Issachar were, according to their communities; from Thola, the community of the Tholaites; from Phua, the community of the Phuaites; ²⁴ from Jasub, the community of the Jasubites; from Samram, the community of the Samramites. ²⁵ These communities of Issachar, from the review of them, were sixty four thousand four hundred.

²⁹ on a review of those of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty four thousand four hundred.

²⁵ These communities of Issachar, from the review of them, were sixty four thousand four hundred.

⁹ of the Zabulonites, Eliab, son of Chailon;

³⁰ And of the Zabulonites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, 81 all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ³¹ on a review of those of the tribe of Zabulon, were fifty seven thousand four hundred.

²⁴ On the third day the chief of the Zabulonites, Eliab, son of Chailon,

²⁹ and for a sacrifice of thanksgiving, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe lambs of the first year. This was the gift of Eliab, son of Chailon.

¹⁶ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Zabulon, Eliab son of Chailon; then were the Gersonites, and the Merarites,

³¹ on a review of those of the tribe of Zabulon, were fifty seven thousand four hundred.

²⁶ The children of Zabulon were, according to their communities; from Sared, the community of the Saredites; from Allon, the community of the Allonites; from Allel, the community of the Allelites. ²⁷ These communities of Zabulon, from the review of them, were sixty thousand five hundred.

³ Reuben my first born! Thou my strength and the head of my children! Too imperious and too self sufficient! ⁴ In the excess of thy insolence, Thou shouldst not have burst forth like water. For thou wentest up to thy father's bed, Then thou pollutedst the couch to which thou wentest up.

⁵ and these are the names of the men who shall attend you. Of the Reubenites, Elisur, son of Sedur;

³⁰ On the fourth day the chief of the Reubenites, Elisur son of Sedur, offered as his gift

³⁵ and for a sacrifice of thanksgiving, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe lambs of the first year. This was the gift of Elisur son of Sedur.

¹ And the sons of Reuben the first born of Israel; for he was the first born, but when he went up to his father's bed, his father gave his birth right to his son Joseph as the son of Israel: yet in the genealogy he did not attain the right of primogeniture;

²¹ on the review of those of the tribe of Reuben, were forty six thousand five hundred.

⁷ These are the communities of Reuben, and the muster of them was forty three thousand seven hundred and thirty.

⁶ of the Symeonites, Salamiel, son of Surisadai;

³⁶ On the fifth day the chief of the Symeonites, Salamiel, son of Surisadai,

⁴¹ and for a sacrifice of thanksgiving, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe lambs of the first year. This was the gift of Salamiel, son of Surisadai.

¹⁹ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Symeon, Salamiel son of Surisadai;

²³ on the review of them, of the tribe of Symeon, were fifty nine thousand three hundred.

¹⁴ These communities of Symeon, from the muster of them, were twenty two thousand two hundred.

¹⁴ of the Gadites, Elisaph, son of Raguel;

⁴² On the sixth day the chief of the Gadites, Elisaph son of Raguel, offered as his gift,

⁴⁷ and for a sacrifice of thanksgiving, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe lambs of the first year. This was the gift of Elisaph, son of Raquel.

²⁰ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Gad, Elisaph son of Raguel,

²⁵ on a review of those of the tribe of Gad, were forty five thousand six hundred and fifty.

¹⁸ these communities of the children of Gad, from the review of them, were forty thousand five hundred.

⁹ all those of the camp of Judas who have been reviewed, amounting to one hundred and eighty six thousand four hundred, with their army, shall march in the van.

²⁴ All those of the camp of Ephraim who have been reviewed, amounting to one hundred and eight thousand one hundred, with their army, shall march as the third division.

³¹ All those of the camp of Dan, who have been reviewed, amounting to one hundred and fifty seven thousand six hundred, shall march as the rear division.

⁵⁰ But thou shalt set the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the utensils thereof, and over all the things which are in it. They shall carry the tabernacle, and all its utensils, and they shall minister therein, and encamp about the tabernacle. ⁵¹ And when the tabernacle is to remove, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, they shall set it up. And if any of another family come near, let him be put to death.

¹ then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

³⁸ They who encamp in front of the tabernacle of the testimony, towards the east, were Moses and Aaron, and their sons, who have the superintendance of the watches of the sanctuary, for the purpose of guarding the things committed to the charge of the Israelites, and if any of another family touch them, he is to be put to death.

¹⁷ having taken down the tabernacle, to move on; carrying the tabernacle.

²¹ then were the Kaathites to move on, carrying the holy things, so that the tabernacle might be set up when they arrived.

⁵ for though I am absent in person, yet in spirit I am present with you, rejoicing and beholding the regularity of your conduct and the stedfastness of your belief in Christ.

⁵ Now therefore thy two sons, who have been born to thee in the land of Egypt, before I came to thee into Egypt, are mine. Ephraim and Manasses, like Reuben and Symeon, shall be mine.

¹⁴ But Israel stretching out his right hand laid it on Ephraim's head [now he was the youngest] and his left hand on Manasses' head crossing his hands. ¹⁵ And he blessed them and said, The God whom my fathers Abraham and Isaak worshipped; the God who hath fed me from my youth to this day; ¹⁶ the Angel who delivered me from all evils, bless these children! And let them be called by my name and by the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaak; and may they be increased to a great multitude on the earth! ¹⁷ Now when Joseph saw that his father put his right hand on Ephraim's head, it appeared amiss to him; and he took hold of his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to the head of Manasses. ¹⁸ And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father: for this is the first born, put thy right hand on his head. ¹⁹ But he refused and said, I know; my son; I know. This indeed will be a people and will be exalted. But his younger brother will be greater than he; and his seed will be a multitude of nations. ²⁰ And he blessed them that day and said, By you Israel will bless saying, God make thee like Ephraim and Manasses. So he put Ephraim before Manasses.

¹⁰ of the children of Joseph; of the Ephraimites, Elisama, son of Emiud; of the Manassites, Gamaliel, son of Phadassur;

³² And of the children of Joseph; Of the Ephraimites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army,

⁴⁸ On the seventh day the chief of the Ephraimites, Elisama, son of Emiud,

⁵³ and, for a sacrifice of thanksgiving, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe lambs of the first year. This was the gift of Elisama, son of Emiud.

¹⁷ His beauty is that of a firstling bull, His horns are the horns of an Unicorn, With these he will push the nations at once, Even from the limits of the land. These are the myriads of Ephraim; And these the thousands of Manasses.

²⁶ and by his son Laadon, son Amiud, son Elisamai, ²⁷ son Nun, son Jesue were his sons.

¹ For the conclusion. Respecting them who are to be changed. A testimony. By Asaph. A Psalm respecting the Assyrian. Give ear, O shepherd of Israel! Who leadest Joseph like a flock; thou who art enthroned on the cherubim; ² shine forth before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasses: stir up thy strength and come for our salvation.

¹⁸ I have heard the voice of Ephraim moaning, "Thou hast chastised me and I have been chastised. I like a bullock was uninstructed, bring me back that I may return; for thou art the Lord my God. ¹⁹ For after my captivity I reformed and after I gained knowledge I groaned for my days of shame and shewed thee that I was ashamed of my youth." ²⁰ Ephraim is a beloved son; my darling child; since my words are in him I will surely remember him. For this cause I have been anxious for him, I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.

³³ on a review of those of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.

³⁷ these communities of Ephraim were from the review of them, thirty two thousand five hundred. These were the communities of Joseph, by their communities.

⁵⁴ On the eighth day the chief of the children of Manasses, Gamaliel, son of Phadassur,

⁵⁹ and for a sacrifice of thanksgiving, two heifers, five rams, five he goats, five ewe lambs of the first year. This was the gift of Gamaliel, son of Phadassur.

²³ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Manasses, Gamaliel son of Phadassur;

³⁵ on a review of those of the tribe of Manasses, were thirty two thousand two hundred.

³⁴ These communities of Manasses were, from the review of them, fifty two thousand seven hundred.

¹¹ of the Benjaminites, Abidon, son of Gadeoni;

⁶⁰ On the ninth day the chief of the Benjaminites, Abidan, son of Gadeoni,

⁶⁵ and for a sacrifice of thanksgiving, two heifers, five rams, five lie-goats, five ewe lambs of the first year. This was the gift of Abidan, son of Gadeoni.

²⁴ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gadeoni.

²⁷ There was young Benjamin in a rapture; there the chiefs of Juda, the leaders; the chiefs of Zabulon, the chiefs of Nephthaleim.

³⁷ on a review of those of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty five thousand four hundred.

⁴¹ These Benjaminites, according to their communities were, from the review of them, forty five thousand five hundred.

¹⁶ All those of the camp of Reuben who have been reviewed, amounting to one hundred and fifty one thousand four hundred and fifty, with their army, shall march as the second division.

² shine forth before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasses: stir up thy strength and come for our salvation.

¹² of the Danites, Achiezer, son of Amisadai;

⁶⁶ On the tenth clay, the chief of the Danites, Achieser, son of Amisadai,

⁷¹ and for a sacrifice of thanksgiving, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe lambs of the first year. This was the gift of Achieser, son of Amisadai.

³⁹ on a review of those of the tribe of Dan, were sixty two thousand seven hundred.

⁴³ All the communities of the Sameites were, according to the review of them, sixty four thousand four hundred.

¹³ of the Aserites, Phagiel, son of Echran;

⁷² On the eleventh day, the chief of the Aserites, Phagael, son of Echran,

⁷⁷ and for a sacrifice of thanksgiving, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe lambs of the first year. This was the gift of Phagael, son of Echran.

⁴¹ on a review of those of the tribe of Aser, were forty one thousand five hundred.

⁴⁷ these communities of Aser were from the review of them, fifty three thousand four hundred.

¹⁵ of the Nephthaleimites, Achire, son of Ainan.

⁴² And of the Nephthaleimites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ⁴³ on a review of those of the tribe of Nephthaleim, were fifty three thousand four hundred.

⁷⁸ On the twelfth day, the chief of the Nephthaleimites, Achire, son of Ainan,

⁸³ and for a sacrifice of thanksgiving, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe lambs of the first year. This was the gift of Achire, son of Ainan.

²⁷ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Nephthaleim, Achire son of Ainan.

⁴⁸ The children of Nephthaleim, by their communities, were; of Asiel, the community of the Asielites; of Gauni, the community of the Gaunites; ⁴⁹ of Jeser, the community of the Jeserites; of Sellem, the community of the Sellemites. ⁵⁰ These communities of Nephthaleim were from the review of them, forty five thousand four hundred.

⁵⁰ These communities of Nephthaleim were from the review of them, forty five thousand four hundred.

³⁷ and the Israelites to the number of six hundred thousand men on foot besides women and children began their march from Ramesses to Succoth.

²⁶ He made the brass laver and its base of brass out of the mirrors of the women who were fasting at the doors of the tabernacle of the testimony on the day it was set up.

⁴⁶ every one who went out to be marshalled in Israel, was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

²¹ Thereupon Moses said, The people among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen, yet thou hast said, I will give them flesh to eat, and they shall eat it a whole month.

⁵¹ This muster of the Israelites was six hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

⁴⁷ But the Levites of the tribe of their father's house, were not reviewed among the Israelites: ⁴⁸ for the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying, ⁴⁹ See that thou review not the tribe of Levi, nor take an account of them among the children of Israel.

⁵⁷ Now these were the children of Levi, according to their communities; of Gerson, the community of the Gersonites; of Kaath, the community of the Kaathites; of Merari, the community of the Merarites. ⁵⁸ These are also communities of the children of Levi; the community of the Lobenites, the community of the Chebronites, the community of the Korites, the community of the Musites. ⁵⁹ And Kaath begot Ambram, whose wife's name was Jochabed, a daughter of Levi and she bore these for Levi in Egypt; She bore by Ambram, Aaron, and Moses, and Mariam their sister. ⁶⁰ And to Aaron were born Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar and Ithamar. ⁶¹ But Nadab and Abiud died when they presented strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sina. ⁶² From the review of them, they were twenty three thousand, including every male, from a month old and upwards; for they were not reviewed among the children of Israel; because there was no portion given them among the children of Israel.

⁴² [Omitted]

⁵⁴ And when the Israelites had done according to all that the Lord commanded Moses,

² Let the children of Israel encamp close to one another, by divisions, by standards, by the houses of their families, facing the tabernacle of the testimony. All around it the Israelites shall encamp.

²⁸ These were the armies of the Israelites.

⁹ For from the top of mountains I can see him; Even from hills I can observe him, Behold he shall dwell, as a people by themselves, And shall not be reckoned among the nations. ¹⁰ Who hath accurately scanned the seed of Jacob? Who can count the communities of Israel? May my soul depart among the souls of the righteous! And my offspring be as the seed of these!

²¹ There shall be no calamity in Jacob; Nor shall misery be seen in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; The glories of princes are among them.

² And when Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel encamped by tribes, a spirit of God came upon him, and he took up his parable, and said,

⁵ How beautiful are thy houses, Jacob! Thy tents, Israel! ⁶ Like shady forests, and like gardens by a river! And like tents which the Lord hath pitched! And like cedars by streams of water.

⁶ Then I cannot be put to shame, when I have respect to all thy commandments.

⁶ They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and precepts of the Lord, without blame.