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Numbers 24:4-5

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24:4 the oracle of the one who hears the words of God,

who sees a vision from the Almighty,

although falling flat on the ground 1  with eyes open: 2 

24:5 ‘How 3  beautiful are your tents, O Jacob,

and your dwelling places, O Israel!

1 tn The phrase “flat on the ground” is supplied in the translation for clarity. The Greek version interprets the line to mean “falling asleep.” It may mean falling into a trance.

2 tn The last colon simply has “falling, but opened eyes.” The falling may simply refer to lying prone; and the opened eyes may refer to his receiving a vision. See H. E. Freeman, An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets, 37-41.

3 tn Here מָה (mah) has an exclamatory sense: “How!” (see Gen 28:17).



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