Numbers 23:11 KJV
And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
Thou and Ye
- thou, thee one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Balak's disappointment, and second sacrifice, Balaam again blesses IsraelBalak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A second...
Thompson Chains
- Blessings (5)See the chain from Genesis 27:27 · 12 links
Cross References
- Numbers 24:10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
- Numbers 22:11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
- Nehemiah 13:2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
- Numbers 22:17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
- Numbers 23:7–8 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel. …
- Psalms 109:17–20 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. …
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Topics
- Curse Barak commands Balaam to curse Israel
- God Providence of, overruling interpositions of the
- Hypocrisy Ith
- Moabites Calls for Balaam to curse Israel
- Sorcery By Balaam
- Temptation Balak tempts Balaam
- Worldliness Balaam
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Balak בָּלָק bālāq בָּלָק Proper name
- said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- unto Balaam אֶל ʾel Preposition בִּלְעָם bilʿām בִּלְעָם Proper name
- What hast thou done מֶה mê Interrogative עָשִׂיתָ ʿāśîtā עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular
- unto me? I took לְקַחְתִּיךָ lĕqaḥtîkā לָקַח Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- thee to curse לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular לָקֹב lāqōb קָבַב Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- mine enemies אֹיְבַי ʾōyĕbay אֹיֵב Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- and, behold, thou hast blessed וְהִנֵּה wĕhinnê Demonstrative · with and בֵּרַכְתָּ bēraktā בָרַךְ Verb · piel perfect, second person masculine singular
- altogether בָרֵךְ bārēk בָרַךְ Verb · piel infinitive absolute
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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