Numbers 23:13–14
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.
And Balak said vnto him, Come, I pray thee, with me, vnto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the vtmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
¶ 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.
¶ And hee brought him into the fielde of Zophim, to the toppe of ‖Pisgah, and built seuen altars, and offered a bullocke and a ramme on euery altar.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, the hill.
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From verse 13
- James 3:9–10Rank 1 from verse 13
9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
9Therewith blesse wee God, euen the Father: and therewith curse wee men, which are made after the similitude of God.
10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing: my brethren, these things ought not so to be.
- Psalms 109:17Rank 2 from verse 13
- 1 Kings 20:23Rank 3 from verse 13
23And 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.
23And the seruants of the King of Syria said vnto him, Their gods are gods of the hilles, therefore they were stronger then wee: but let vs fight against them in the plaine, and surely we shall be stronger then they.
- 1 Kings 20:28Rank 4 from verse 13
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.
28¶ And there came a man of God, and spake vnto the king of Israel, and sayd, Thus sayth the LORD, Because the Syrians haue sayde, The LORD is God of the hilles, but hee is not God of the valleys: therefore will I deliuer all this great multitude into thine hand, and yee shall know that I am the LORD.
- Joshua 24:9Rank 5 from verse 13
5O 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.
5*††O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the sonne of Beor answered him from Shittim vnto Gilgal, that yee may know the righteousnesse of the LORD.
- Numbers 22:41Rank 7 from verse 13
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.
From verse 14
- Deuteronomy 3:27Rank 1 from verse 14
27Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
27Get thee vp into the top of ‖Pisgah, and lift vp thine eyes Westward, and Northward, and Southward, and Eastward, and beholde it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not goe ouer this Iordan.
- Deuteronomy 34:1Rank 2 from verse 14
1AND Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,
1¶ And Moses went vp from the plaines of Moab, vnto the ‖mountaine of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is ouer against Iericho: and the LORD shewed him *all the land of Gilead, vnto Dan,
- Deuteronomy 4:49Rank 3 from verse 14
- Hosea 12:11Rank 4 from verse 14
11Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
11* Is there iniquitie in Gilead? surely they are vanitie, they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal, yea their altars are as heapes in the furrowes of the fields.
- Isaiah 1:10–11Rank 5 from verse 14
10¶ Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
10¶ Heare the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom, giue eare vnto the Law of our God, yee people of Gomorrah.
11To what purpose is the multitude of your *sacrifices vnto me, sayth the LORD? I am full of the burnt offerings of rammes, and the fat of fedde beasts, and I delight not in the blood of bullockes, or of lambes, or of †hee goates.
- Isaiah 46:6Rank 6 from verse 14
- Numbers 21:20Rank 7 from verse 14
- Numbers 23:1–2Rank 8 from verse 14
1AND Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
2And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
1¶ And Balaam saide vnto Balak, Build me here seuen Altars, and prepare mee here seuen oxen, and seuen rammes.
2And Balak did as Balaam had spoken, and Balak & Balaam offered on euery altar a bullocke and a ramme.
- Numbers 23:29Rank 9 from verse 14
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Numbers 23:13
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.
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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.
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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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From what or which place, person, source, origin, cause, or condition.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Farthest, outermost, or greatest possible.
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Sense 1: A portion or division of a whole. Sense 2: To divide, separate, depart, or share.
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Sense 1: A pronouncement, sentence, or imposed condition of evil, loss, or judgment; an oath invoking such a penalty. Sense 2: As a verb, to pronounce judgment or evil upon, condemn, or revile.
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From that place, position, point, or source; away from there.
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DEFINED WORDS
Numbers 23:14
Constructed, formed, established, or strengthened.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of offer, meaning to present, bring, give, propose, or attempt.
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A male animal of cattle.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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23:11And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
23:11And Balak saide vnto Balaam, What hast thou done vnto me? I tooke thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
23:12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
23:12And he answered, and said, Must I not take heede to speake that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
23:13And 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.
23:13And Balak said vnto him, Come, I pray thee, with me, vnto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the vtmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
Selected passage23:14¶ 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.
23:14¶ And hee brought him into the fielde of Zophim, to the toppe of ‖Pisgah, and built seuen altars, and offered a bullocke and a ramme on euery altar.
Selected passage23:15And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
23:15And he said vnto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meete the LORD yonder.
23:16And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
23:16And the LORD met Balaam, and *put a word in his mouth, and saide, Goe againe vnto Balak, and say thus.
23:17And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?
23:17And when hee came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offring, and the Princes of Moab with him. And Balak said vnto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
23:18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
23:18And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Rise vp Balak, & heare; hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor:
23:19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
23:19God is not a man that he should lie, neither the sonne of man, that hee should repent: hath he said, and shall he not doe it? or, hath hee spoken, and shall he not make it good?
23:20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
23:20Behold, I haue receiued commandement to blesse: and hee hath blessed, and I cannot reuerse it.
23:21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
23:21Hee hath not beheld iniquitie in Iacob, neither hath he seene peruersenesse in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shoute of a King is among them.
23:22God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
23:22*God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an Unicorne.
23:23Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
23:23Surely there is no inchantment ‖against Iacob, neither is there any diuination against Israel: according to this time it shalbe said of Iacob, and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
23:24Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
23:24Beholde, the people shall rise vp as a great Lion, and lift vp himselfe as a yong Lion: hee shall not lie downe vntill he eate of the pray, and drinke the blood of the slaine.