Numbers 23:22 (DBY)

Passage

God brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo.

Nearby Context

Numbers 23:20 Behold, I have received [mission] to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

Numbers 23:21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen wrong in Israel; Jehovah his God is with him, and the shout of a king is in his midst.

Numbers 23:22 God brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo.

Numbers 23:23 For there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel. At this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

Numbers 23:24 Lo, the people will rise up as a lioness, and lift himself up as a lion. He shall not lie down until he have eaten the prey and drunk the blood of the slain.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brought", "egypt", "hath", "strength", and "buffalo". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brought" and "egypt", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob..." into verse 23's "For there is no enchantment against Jacob...", so "brought" and "egypt" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "brought" and "egypt" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.