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# I see him, but he is not here now. I look at him, but he is not near
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Balaam is having a vision of a future event. The word "him" refers to a future leader of Israel.
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# A star will come out of Jacob
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Here "star" refers to an Israelite king that will rise in power.
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# out of Jacob
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"from among the descendants of Jacob"
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# a scepter will rise out of Israel
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This means the same thing as the first part of the sentence. Here "scepter" refers to a powerful king.
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# out of Israel
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"from among the Israelites in the future"
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# shatter Moab's leaders
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Possible meanings are 1) he will break the heads of the leaders of Moab or 2) he will destroy the leaders of Moab.
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# all the descendants of Seth
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This also refers to the Moabites, who were descendants of Seth.
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