† Heb. who shut, but now opened. c ch. 11. 25. 1 Sam. 10. 10. & 19. 20, 23. 2 Chr. 15. 1. d ch. 23. 7, 18. e See 1 Sam. 19. 24.

had his eyes

Ez. 1. 28. Dan. 8. 18, & 10. 15, 16.

Spirit of God came upon him.

3 dAnd he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, © falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! 6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, fas the trees of lignaloes which the Rev. 1. 10, 17. LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees

2 Cor. 12. 2, 3, 4.

f Ps. 1. 3.

Jer. 17. 8.

g Ps. 104. 16.

h Jer. 51. 13. Rev. 17. 1, 15.

i1 Sam. 15. 9. k 2 Sam. 5. 12.

1 Chr. 14, 2. 1 ch. 23. 22.

m ch. 14. 9. & 23. 24. n Ps. 2. 9. Is. 38. 13.

Jer. 50. 17. o P8. 45. 5. Jer. 50. 9.

P Gen. 49. 9.

beside the waters.

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

k

8 1God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a unicorn: he shall meat up the nations his enemies, and shall "break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

9 PHe couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall q Gen. 12. 3. & stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

27.29.

17 aI 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, || Or, smite and destroy all the children of † Sheth. 18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

d

through the princes Moab,

of

2 Sam. 8. 2. + Heb. Tumult. See Jer.48.45. c Gen. 49. 10. Ps. 110. 2.

19 e Out of Jacob shall come he that d 2 Sam. 8. 14. shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

Ps. 60. 8,9,12. e Gen. 49. 10.

20 T And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; Or, the first but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

of the nations that warred against Israel, Ex. 17. 8. || Or, shall be even to destruction, Ex. 17. 14. 1 Sam. 15.3,8. † Heb. Kain,

Gen. 15. 19.

22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until " Asshur shall carryor, how long thee away captive.

23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

shall it be ere Asshur carry thee away captive?

|| That is, Assyria.

24 And ships shall come from the coast of f Chittim, and shall afflict f Gen. 10. 4. Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

h

Dan. 11. 30. g Gen. 10. 21, 25.

25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place and Ba-See ch.31. 8. lak also went his way.

CHAPTER XXV.

Israel at Shittim commit whoredom and idolatry.

6 Phinehas killeth Zimri and Cozbi. 10 God therefore giveth him the covenant of an everlasting priesthood. 16 The Midianites are to be vexed.

a

unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour. 12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, 13 "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

14 And now, behold, I go unto my people come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days. 15 ¶ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes

open :

a ch. 33. 49. Josh. 2. 1. Mic. 6. 5.

the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of b ch. 31. 16. Moab.

1 Cor. 10. 8.

is taken in the

B. C. 1452.

q 1 Chr. 2. 3.

r Gen. 46. 13. 1 Chr. 7. 1.

and Onan

and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

20 And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

21 And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

23 ¶Of the sons of Issachar after their families of Tola, the family of || Or, Phuvah. the Tolaites: of "Pua, the family of the Punites :

|| Or, Job.

8 Gen. 46. 14.

t Gen. 46. 20.

u Josh. 17. 1. 1 Chr. 7. 14,

15.

24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred. 26 ¶ Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites of Elon, the family of the Elonites of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

27 These are the families of the Zebulonites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.

28 ¶ The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 Of the sons of Manasseh of "Machir, the family of the Machirites and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.

30 These are the sons of Gilead of Called Abi-Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:

ezer, Josh.

17. 2. Judg. 6. 11, 24, 34.

y ch. 27. 1. & 36. 11.

z 1 Chr. 7. 20,

Bered.

32 And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

33 ¶ And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

plains of Moab.

40 And the sons of Bela were Ardd 1 Chr. 8. 3, Addar. and Naaman of Ard, the family of the Ardites and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.

42 TeThese are the sons of Dane Gen. 46. 23. after their families: of Shuham, the || Or, Hushim. family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.

43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred. 44 ¶ Of the children of Asher after f Gen. 46. 17. their families of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.

47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

1 Chr. 7. 30.

1 Chr. 7. 13.

Shallum.

i 51 These were the numbered of the|i See ch. 1. 46. children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.

ance.

The law of inheritance.

CHAPTER XXVII.

The daughters of Zelophehad plead for an inherit6 The law of inheritances. 12 Moses, being told of his death, prayeth for a successor. 18 Joshua is appointed to succeed him.

Tophehad, the son of Hepher, the THEN came the daughters of Zeson of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

b

B. C. 1452.

a ch. 26. 33. & 36. 1, 11. Josh. 17. 3.

26. 64, 65.

58 These are the families of the Levites the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Am

ram.

59 And the name of Amram's wife was ° Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram, Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.

60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Itha

mar.

61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

62 And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because

t ch. 18. 20, 23, there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

24.

Deut. 10. 9. Josh. 13. 14, 33. & 14. 3.

u ver. 3.

x ch. 1. Deut.2.14,15.

y ch. 14. 28, 29. 1 Cor. 10.5,6.

z ch. 14. 30.

63 ¶ These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel "in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

64 * But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

65 For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.

10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren.

d Josh. 17. 4.

e Ex. 18. 15,19.

f ch. 36. 2.

B. C. 1452. mandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

1 Ex. 17.7.

m ch. 16. 22. Heb. 12. 9.

n Deut. 31. 2. 1 Sam. 8. 20. & 18. 13,

2 Chr. 1. 10.

1

Offerings to be observed.

flour for a meat offering, mingled B. C. 1452. with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil.

f

d Lev. 2. 1. e Ex. 29. 40.

m

16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as 2. Matt. 9. 36. sheep which have no shepherd.

o 1 Kings 22. 17. Zech. 10.

Mark 6, 34.

p Gen. 41. 38. Judg. 3. 10. & 11.29. 1 Sam. 16. 13, 18.

q Deut. 34. 9. r Deut. 31. 7.

s See ch. 11.

17, 28.1 Sam. 2 Kings 2. 15.

t Josh.1.16, 17. u See Josh. 9. 14. Judg. 1. 1. & 20. 18, 23,

18 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man Pin whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him ;

19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and 'give him a charge in their sight.

20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.

t

21 "And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel 26. 1 Sam.23. for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they

9. & 30. 7.

x Ex. 28. SO.

y Josh. 9. 14.

1 Sam. 22. 10, shall come in, both he, and all the 13, 15. children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation : 23 And he laid his hands upon him, 2 and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

CHAPTER XXVIII. Offerings are to be observed. 3 The continual burnt

a

offering. 9 The offering on the sabbath, 11 on the first day of the months, 16 at the passover, 26 and in the day of firstfruits.

See Am. 5.25.

And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb: in the holy place & Ex. 29. 42. shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.

8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

9 ¶ And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:

12 And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram ;

13 And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD:

14 And their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of a hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of a hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt

saying,

2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.

3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without + Heb. in a spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.

day.

ic Ex. 16. 36. ch. 15. 4.

4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt

iHeb.between thou offer at even;

the two evenings. Ex.12.6.

с

the months of the year.

1 Sam. 20. 5. 1 Chr. 23. 31. 2 Chr. 2.4. Ezra 3. 5. Neh. 10. 33. Is. 1. 13, 14. Ez. 45. 17. & 46. 6. Hos. 2. 11. Col. 2. 16. k ch. 15. 4–12.

1 ver. 22. ch.15. 24.

15 And 'one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 16 m And in the fourteenth day of m Ex. 12.6, 18. the first month is the passover of the LORD.

17 And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.

18 In the first day shall be a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:

19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the

Lev. 23. 5. ch. 9. 3. Deut. 16. 1. Ez. 45. 21. n Lev. 23. 6.

o Ex. 12. 16. Lev. 23. 7.