KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Numbers 23:13–17
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Numbers 23:13
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.
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.
Numbers 23:14
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.
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.
- Or, the hill.
Numbers 23:15
15And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
15And he said vnto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meete the LORD yonder.
Numbers 23:16
16And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
16And the LORD met Balaam, and *put a word in his mouth, and saide, Goe againe vnto Balak, and say thus.
- Chap. 22.35.
Numbers 23:17
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?
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?
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DEFINED WORDS
Numbers 23:13
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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One more; an additional or different person or thing.
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A location, position, room, occasion, office, or passage, according to context.
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How; by what way or means. From what source.
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To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
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But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893) · KJV usage
Farthest, outermost, or greatest possible.
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A portion or division of a whole; also to divide, separate, depart, or share.
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Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
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To utter a wish of evil against one; to imprecate evil upon; to call for mischief or injury to fall upon; to execrate.
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Numbers 23:14
Constructed, formed, established, or strengthened.
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The number following six and preceding eight.
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Presented for acceptance or rejection; presented in worship or sacrifice; or set before the eye or mind.
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A young bull or male of cattle.
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Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.
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DEFINED WORDS
Numbers 23:15
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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To be upright, remain, endure, take a position, or present oneself.
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In this place, at this point, or in the present circumstance.
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Burned; consumed, scorched, or altered by fire or heat.
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Something presented or given, especially a gift or sacrifice brought before God; also the act of presenting it.
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Fit, suitable, proper, or appropriate.
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LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Being at a distance within view.
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Numbers 23:16
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.
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A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.
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The opening used for eating and speaking; also an opening, edge, command, or testimony by extension.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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To speak, declare, tell, or express; also what is said.
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Numbers 23:17
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
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Burned; consumed, scorched, or altered by fire or heat.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Something presented or given, especially a gift or sacrifice brought before God; also the act of presenting it.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Rulers, chiefs, or persons of high rank and authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
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From verse 13
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Open the full verse study9Therewith 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.
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Open the full verse study17As 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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Open the full verse study23And 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.
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Open the full verse study28¶ 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.
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Open the full verse study9Then 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:
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Open the full verse study5O 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.
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Open the full verse study41And 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.
From verse 14
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Open the full verse study27Get 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.
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Open the full verse study1AND 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,
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Open the full verse study49And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
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Open the full verse study11Is 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.
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Open the full verse study10¶ 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.
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Open the full verse study6They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
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Open the full verse study20And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
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Open the full verse study1AND 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.
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Open the full verse study29And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
From verse 15
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Open the full verse study3And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
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Open the full verse study8And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
From verse 16
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Open the full verse study5And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
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Open the full verse study35And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
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Open the full verse study1AND when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
From verse 17
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Open the full verse study17And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
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Open the full verse study17Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
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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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