Numbers 23:21 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

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.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

“Iniquity” and “perverseness” are found together again in the Hebrew of Psalms 10:7; Psalms 90:10, and elsewhere; and signify wickedness…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

He hath not beheld iniquity ... — The same combination of the words aven (iniquity, or injustice) and amal

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob. Some understand by און, aven, and עמל, gnamal, idols,¹⁶¹ which bring no…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither has he seen
perversene in Israel
Not that …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A …

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