Numbers 24:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

How goodly. Figure of speech Thaumasmos. App-6. This is only in "the vision of the Almighty".

Jacob. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), put for posterity (App-6).

And. This not to be in italics, according to some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel Syriac, and Vulgate.

Israel. See note on "Jacob", Numbers 24:5.

Numbers 24:5

5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!