Numbers 24:21
What does Numbers 24:21 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 24:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring <FI>is<Fi> thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He saw also the Cinite: and took up his parable, and said: Thy habitation indeed is strong: but though thou build thy nest in a rock,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he saw the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Firm is thy dwelling-place, and thy nest fixed in the rock;
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 1:16
And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt with the people.
- Genesis 15:19
the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,
- Job 29:18
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:
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