King James Version

Numbers 24:6

As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

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כִּנְחָלִ֣יםkinchalimas brookנַחַלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as brook”, the ordinary formH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.נִטָּ֔יוּnitayvspreadנָטָהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “spread”, a completed actionH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…כְּגַנֹּ֖תkeganotas gardenגַּנָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “as garden”, the ordinary formH1593a gardengarden.עֲלֵ֣יaleaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…נָהָ֑רnaharfloodנָהָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “flood”, the ordinary formH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.כַּאֲהָלִים֙kaahalimas aloesאֲהָלִיםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as aloes”, the ordinary formH174aloe wood (i.e. sticks)(tree of lign-) aloes.נָטַ֣עnataplantנָטַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “plant”, a completed actionH5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)fastened, plant(-er).יְהוָ֔הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כַּאֲרָזִ֖יםkaarazimas cedarאֶרֶזpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).עֲלֵיaleaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מָֽיִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As valleys stretched out, as gardens by the river-side; as aloes planted of the LORD, as cedars beside the waters;

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American Standard Version (1901)

As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.

Young’s Literal Translation

As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters;

World English Bible

As valleys they are spread out, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which Yahweh has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters.

Darby Translation

Like valleys are they spread forth, like gardens by the river side, Like aloe-trees which Jehovah hath planted, like cedars beside the waters.

Douay-Rheims

As woody valleys, as watered gardens near the rivers, as tabernacles which the Lord hath pitched, as cedars by the waterside.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As valleys stretched out, as gardens by the river-side; as aloes planted of the LORD, as cedars beside the waters;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

as shady groves, and as gardens by a river, and as tents which God pitched, and as cedars by the waters.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡσεὶ νάπαι σκιάζουσαι, καὶ ὡσεὶ παράδεισοι ἐπὶ ποταμῷ, καὶ ὡσεὶ, σκηναὶ, ἃς ἔπηξε Κύριος, καί ὡσεὶ κέδροι παρʼ ὕδατα.