Numbers 23:13 KJV
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
Thou and Ye
- thee, thou 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...
Cross References
- Numbers 22:41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.
- Joshua 24:9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
- 1 Kings 20:23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
- 1 Kings 20:28 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
- Psalms 109:17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
- Micah 6:5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
- James 3:9–10 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. …
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Topics
- 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
- 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...
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 him, Come אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular לְכָה lĕkâ Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular נָּא nāʾ יָלַךְ Interjection
- I pray thee, with me unto another אִתִּי ʾittî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular אֶל ʾel Preposition אַחֵר ʾaḥēr אַחֵר Adjective · masculine singular
- place מָקוֹם māqôm מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular
- from whence thou mayest see אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative תִּרְאֶנּוּ tirʾennû רָאָה Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- them: thou shalt see תִרְאֶה tirʾê רָאָה Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
- but מִשָּׁם miššām Adverb · with preposition אֶפֶס ʾepes אֶפֶס Noun · masculine singular
- the utmost קָצֵהוּ qāṣēhû קָצֶה Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- part of them, and shalt not see לֹא lōʾ Negative תִרְאֶה tirʾê רָאָה Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
- them all: and curse וְכֻלּוֹ wĕkullô Noun · masculine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular וְקָבְנוֹ wĕqobnô קָבַב Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular מִשָּׁם miššām Adverb · with preposition
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