Numbers 24 Scofield
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24:17 I 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, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
“Sceptre”
24:20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
“nations”
Or, the first of the nations that warred against Isael. (See Scofield "Ex 17:8").
24:24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
“Chittim”
Public domain (1917). Text from the BibleSupport.com e-Sword module.
24:4 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:
“falling into”
i.e. prostrated by the prophetic impulse. See, 1 Sam 19:24; Ezek 1:23; Dan 8:18; 2 Cor 12:2–4; Rev 1:10; Rev 1:17.