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General Information:
Balaam continues to prophesy under the control of the Spirit of God.
Water will flow ... well-watered
Abundant water is associated with God's blessing on the crops of the land. Alternate translation: "God will bless Israel with plenty of water for their crops" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
their seed will have abundant water
Well-watered seed refers to God's blessing on his people so that they will have abundant crops. Alternate translation: "they will have plenty of water for their seed to grow healthy crops" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Their king will be greater ... their kingdom will be honored
These two phrases have similar meaning, emphasizing how much God will bless them compared to other nations. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
will be greater
will have more honor and will be more powerful
their kingdom will be honored
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "other people will give honor to their kingdom" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)