Numbers 24:21
ContextNET © | Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle: “Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest 1 is set on a rocky cliff. |
NIV © | Then he saw the Kenites and uttered his oracle: "Your dwelling-place is secure, your nest is set in a rock; |
NASB © | And he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, "Your dwelling place is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff. |
NLT © | Then he looked over at the Kenites and prophesied: "You are strongly situated; your nest is set in the rocks. |
MSG © | He saw the Kenites and delivered his oracle-message to them: Your home is in a nice secure place, like a nest high on the face of a cliff. |
BBE © | And looking on the Kenites he went on with his story and said, Strong is your living-place, and your secret place is safe in the rock. |
NRSV © | Then he looked on the Kenite, and uttered his oracle, saying: "Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock; |
NKJV © | Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said: "Firm is your dwelling place, And your nest is set in the rock; |
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NET © | Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle: “Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest 1 is set on a rocky cliff. |
NET © Notes |
1 sn A pun is made on the name Kenite by using the word “your nest” (קִנֶּךָ, qinnekha); the location may be the rocky cliffs overlooking Petra. |