Verse 7

Numbers 23:7

American Standard Version Byzantine Text

7 And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖/וֹ וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר מִן אֲ֠רָם יַנְחֵ֨/נִי בָלָ֤ק מֶֽלֶךְ מוֹאָב֙ מֵֽ/הַרְרֵי קֶ֔דֶם לְכָ/ה֙ אָֽרָ/ה לִּ֣/י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּ/לְכָ֖/ה זֹעֲמָ֥/ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And he took up a parable and said, “From Aram, Balak has brought me, the king of Moab, from the mountains of the east: ‘Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, denounce Israel.’”
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Chapter 23 Context
1 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven... Focus ↗
2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. Focus ↗
3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will co... Focus ↗
4 And God (Elohim) met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offe... Focus ↗
5 And Jehovah put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. Focus ↗
6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt offering, he, and all the princes of... Focus ↗
7 And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mou...
8 How shall I curse, whom God (Elohim) hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not de... Focus ↗
9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, it is a people that dw... Focus ↗
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the ri... Focus ↗
11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, beh... Focus ↗
12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth? Focus ↗
13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see... Focus ↗
14 And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered... Focus ↗
15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet Jehovah yonder. Focus ↗
16 And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt tho... Focus ↗
17 And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him... Focus ↗
18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: Focus ↗
19 God (Elohim) is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath h... Focus ↗
20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it. Focus ↗
21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob; Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: Jehovah his God (... Focus ↗
22 God (Elohim) bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild ox. Focus ↗
23 Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shall it... Focus ↗
24 Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie d... Focus ↗
25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. Focus ↗
26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh, that I... Focus ↗
27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will plea... Focus ↗
28 And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert. Focus ↗
29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven... Focus ↗
30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar. Focus ↗