Numbers 22:4 KJV

And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

Matthew Henry

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Cross References

  • Numbers 25:15–18 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. …
  • Numbers 31:8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
  • Numbers 22:2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
  • Numbers 22:7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
  • Numbers 24:17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

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  • MoabThe seed of the father, or, according to others, the desirable land, the eldest son of Lot (Gen 19:37), of incestuous birth.
  • MidianStrife, the fourth son of Abraham by Keturah, the father of the Midianites (Gen 25:2; 1 Chr 1:32).
  • BalakEmpty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites (Num 22:2, Num 22:4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near the...
  • ZipporA little bird, the father of Balak, king of Moab (Num 22:2, Num 22:4).

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Moab מוֹאָב môʾāb מוֹאָב Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto the elders אֶל ʾel Preposition זִקְנֵי ziqnê זָקֵן Adjective · masculine plural construct
  • of Midian מִדְיָן midyān מִדְיָן Proper name
  • Now shall this company עַתָּה ʿattâ Adverb הַקָּהָל haqqāhāl קָהָל Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • lick up יְלַחֲכוּ yĕlaḥăkû לָחַךְ Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine plural
  • all that are round about אֶת ʾet Object marker כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct סְבִיבֹתֵינוּ sĕbîbōtênû סָבִיב Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with suffix: first person common plural
  • us, as the ox הַשּׁוֹר haššôr שׁוֹר Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • licketh up כִּלְחֹךְ kilḥōk לָחַךְ Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • the grass אֵת ʾēt Object marker יֶרֶק yereq יֶרֶק Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of the field הַשָּׂדֶה haśśādê שָׂדֶה Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • And Balak וּבָלָק ûbālāq בָּלָק Proper name · with and
  • the son בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Zippor צִפּוֹר ṣippôr צִפּוֹר Proper name
  • king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular
  • of the Moabites לְמוֹאָב lĕmôʾāb מוֹאָב Proper name · with preposition
  • at that time בָּעֵת bāʿēt עֵת Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the הַהִוא hahiwʾ Pronoun · third person feminine singular · with the

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