Numbers 24:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Howמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
fairטֹּ֥בוּ
(to·vu)
2895: to be pleasing or gooda prim. root
are your tents,אֹהָלֶ֖יךָ
(o·ha·lei·cha)
168: a tentfrom an unused word
O Jacob,יַעֲקֹ֑ב
(ya·'a·kov;)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
Your dwellings,מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָ
(mish·ke·no·tei·cha)
4908: dwelling place, tabernaclefrom shakan
O Israel!יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
How goodly
towb  (tobe)
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense;--be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, please, (be, do, go, play) well.
are thy tents
'ohel  (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
O Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
and thy tabernacles
mishkan  (mish-kawn')
a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
O Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
How fair are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel!

King James Bible
How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How beautiful are your tents, Jacob, your dwellings, Israel.

International Standard Version
Jacob, your tents are so fine, as well as your dwelling places, O Israel!

NET Bible
How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob, and your dwelling places, O Israel!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How beautiful are your tents, Jacob, and the places where you live, Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, and your tabernacles, O Israel!
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