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Numbers 23:25–29

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25¶ And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
27¶ And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
28And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
29And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
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Numbers 23:25Cross-references · 1 ranked passage

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    1WHY do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

    2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

    3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

Numbers 23:26Cross-references · 8 ranked passages

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    29¶ Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

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    18And 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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    13And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.

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    19But 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.

    20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

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    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.

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    14And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak.

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    12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?

    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.

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    12And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

    13If 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?

Numbers 23:27Cross-references · 9 ranked passages

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    29For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

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    27For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

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    10Declaring 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:

    11Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

  4. Job 23:13Rank 4
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    13But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

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    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.

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    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?

    20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

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    21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

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    30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

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    6For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Numbers 23:28Cross-references · 2 ranked passages

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    20And 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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    28They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Numbers 23:29Cross-references · 1 ranked passage

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    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.

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Numbers 23:25

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

curse

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bless

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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 23:26

COMBINED MEANING

but

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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

COMBINED MEANING

answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

told

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Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 23:27

COMBINED MEANING

pray

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

another

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

place

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

please

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Sense 1: To give pleasure or satisfaction to; to be agreeable or acceptable to; to gratify. Sense 2: To choose, desire, will, or see fit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

curse

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thence

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From that place, position, point, or source; away from there.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 23:28

COMBINED MEANING

looketh

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Third-person singular present form of look, meaning to direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 23:29

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23:25¶ And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

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23:26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?

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23:27¶ And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.

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23:28And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.

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23:29And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

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23:30And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

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