KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Numbers 22:38–41
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Numbers 22:38
38And 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.
38And Balaam saide vnto Balak, Loe, I am come vnto thee: haue I now any power at all to say any thing? the worde that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speake.
Numbers 22:39
39And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth.
39And Balaam went with Balak, and they came vnto ‖Kiriath-Huzoth.
- Or, a citie of streets.
Numbers 22:40
40And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
40And Balak offered oxen, and sheepe, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Numbers 22:41
41And 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.
41And it came to passe on the morrow, that Balak tooke Balaam, and brought him vp into the high places of Baal, that thence hee might see the vtmost part of the people.
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DEFINED WORDS
Numbers 22:38
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
One, some, or every member or amount of an indefinite number or quantity, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Ability, strength, authority, dominion, or the right and capacity to act.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
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To speak, declare, tell, or express; also what is said.
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A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
The opening used for eating and speaking; also an opening, edge, command, or testimony by extension.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To utter words; to say, declare, address, or communicate by speech.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
DEFINED WORDS
Numbers 22:40
Presented for acceptance or rejection; presented in worship or sacrifice; or set before the eye or mind.
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Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
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Rulers, chiefs, or persons of high rank and authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
DEFINED WORDS
Numbers 22:41
To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Raised or far above; great in height, rank, degree, or importance; as an adverb, greatly or aloft.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Locations, positions, rooms, occasions, offices, or passages, according to context.
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Power or strength; also an auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Farthest, outermost, or greatest possible.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A portion or division of a whole; also to divide, separate, depart, or share.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 38
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Open the full verse study18And 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.
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Open the full verse study21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
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Open the full verse study16And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
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Open the full verse study26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
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Open the full verse study14And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak.
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Open the full verse study13And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
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Open the full verse study25That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
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Open the full verse study10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
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Open the full verse study12Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
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Open the full verse study13If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?
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Open the full verse study10The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
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Open the full verse study10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
From verse 40
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Open the full verse study14¶ And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
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Open the full verse study16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
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Open the full verse study54Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
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Open the full verse study2And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
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Open the full verse study30And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
From verse 41
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Open the full verse study13And 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.
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Open the full verse study15And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
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Open the full verse study2Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
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Open the full verse study35Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the Lord, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
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Open the full verse study28For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.
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Open the full verse study2And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
3And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
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