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758 B
Markdown
17 lines
758 B
Markdown
Balaam continues the first of his four prophecies.
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## I see him, but he is not here now. I look at him, but he is not near. ##
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Both of these statements mean the same thing. Balaam is having a vision of a future event. The word "him" refers to a future leader of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## A star will come out of Jacob ##
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Here "star" refers to an Israelite king that will rise in power. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## a scepter will rise out of Israel ##
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This means the same thing as the first part of the sentence. A king shall rise out of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## all the descendants of Seth ##
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This refers to the Moabites, who were descendants of Seth. |