King James Version
Numbers 23:22 in the King James Version says “God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.”
Numbers 23:22 · KJV
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! against: or, in
Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“brought them out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“he hath as it were the strength”
H8443(only in plural collective) weariness, i.e., (by implication) toil (treasure so obtained) or speed
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