Numbers 24:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.

Young's Literal Translation
I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.

King James Bible
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

Hebrew
I see him,
אֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙ (’er·’en·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

but not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

now;
עַתָּ֔ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

I behold him,
אֲשׁוּרֶ֖נּוּ (’ă·šū·ren·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7789: To spy out, survey, lurk for, care for

but not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

near.
קָר֑וֹב (qā·rō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7138: Near

A star
כּוֹכָ֜ב (kō·w·ḵāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3556: A star, a prince

will come
דָּרַ֨ךְ (dā·raḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow

out of Jacob,
מִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗ב (mî·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

and a scepter
שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ (šê·ḇeṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe

will arise
וְקָ֥ם (wə·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

from Israel.
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (mî·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

He will crush
וּמָחַץ֙ (ū·mā·ḥaṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4272: To dash asunder, to crush, smash, violently plunge, to subdue, destroy

the skulls
פַּאֲתֵ֣י (pa·’ă·ṯê)
Noun - fdc
Strong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremity

of Moab
מוֹאָ֔ב (mō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

and strike down
וְקַרְקַ֖ר (wə·qar·qar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6979: To trench, to throw forth, to wall up

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the sons
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Sheth.
שֵֽׁת׃ (šêṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8351: Seat (of the body), buttocks

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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