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Numbers 24:7

He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

KJV

Fluet aqua de situla ejus, et semen illius erit in aquas multas. Tolletur propter Agag, rex ejus, et auferetur regnum illius.

Vulgate

ἐξελεύσεται ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτοῦ, καὶ κυριεύσει ἐθνῶν πολλῶν· καὶ ὑψωθήσεται ἢ Γὼγ βασιλεία, καὶ αὐξηθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ.

LXX

Water shall flow from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted.

ASV

יִֽזַּל מַ֨יִם֙ מִ/דָּ֣לְיָ֔/ו וְ/זַרְע֖/וֹ בְּ/מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֑ים וְ/יָרֹ֤ם מֵֽ/אֲגַג֙ מַלְכּ֔/וֹ וְ/תִנַּשֵּׂ֖א מַלְכֻתֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲגַג֙
'gg
proper_noun · 8×
דְּלִ֔י
dly
noun · 2×
וֹ
v
noun · 226×
וֹ
v
noun · 90×
יִזְּלוּ
yzlv
verb · 16×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
רָ֖ם
rm
verb · 189×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 14:2 — And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
  • 1Chr 14:2 — And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
  • 1Sam 15:8 — And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
  • 2Sam 5:12 — And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
  • Esth 3:1 — After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
  • Jer 51:13 — O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
  • Ps 89:27 — Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
  • Rev 17:1 — And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
  • Rev 19:16 — And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.