Numbers 23:26 KJV
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
Thou and Ye
- 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
- Obedience (2)See the chain from Genesis 6:22 · 15 links
- Sovereignty of GodSee the chain from Deuteronomy 4:39 · 13 links
Cross References
- Numbers 22:18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
- Numbers 22:38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
- Numbers 23:12–13 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth? …
- Numbers 24:12–13 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, …
- 1 Kings 22:14 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
- 2 Chronicles 18:13 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
- Acts 4:19–20 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. …
- Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
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Topics
- God Providence of, overruling interpositions of the
- Hypocrisy Ith
- Moabites Calls for Balaam to curse Israel
- Prophets Inspiration of Prophets
- Sorcery By Balaam
- Temptation Balak tempts Balaam
- Worldliness Balaam
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Bible Dictionary
- BalaamLord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites (Num...
- 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...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- But Balaam בִּלְעָם bilʿām בִּלְעָם Proper name
- answered וַיַּעַן wayyaʿan עָנָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- and said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- unto Balak אֶל ʾel Preposition בָּלָק bālāq בָּלָק Proper name אֵלֶיךָ ʾēlêkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- Told דִּבַּרְתִּי dibbartî דָבַר Verb · piel perfect, first person common singular
- not I thee, saying הֲלֹא hălōʾ Negative · with question לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- All that the LORD כֹּל kōl Noun · masculine singular אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- speaketh יְדַבֵּר yĕdabbēr דָבַר Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular
- that I must do אֹתוֹ ʾōtô Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine singular אֶעֱשֶׂה ʾeʿĕśê עָשָׂה Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular
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