Numbers 23:27–30
¶ 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.
¶ And Balak saide vnto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee vnto another place, peraduenture it will please God, that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
And Balak brought Balaam vnto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Ieshimon.
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
And Balaam saide vnto Balak, Build mee here seuen altars, and prepare me here seuen bullocks, and seuen rammes.
And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offred a bullocke and a ramme on euery altar.
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- Romans 11:29Rank 1 from verse 27
- Isaiah 14:27Rank 2 from verse 27
- Isaiah 46:10–11Rank 3 from verse 27
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.
10*Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsell shall stand, and I wil doe all my pleasure:
11†Calling a rauenous bird from the East, the man that executeth my counsell from a farre countrey; yea I haue spoken it, I will also bring it to passe, I haue purposed it, I will also doe it.
- Numbers 23:13Rank 5 from verse 27
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 23:19–20Rank 6 from verse 27
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.
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?
20Behold, I haue receiued commandement to blesse: and hee hath blessed, and I cannot reuerse it.
- Proverbs 19:21Rank 7 from verse 27
- Proverbs 21:30Rank 8 from verse 27
- Malachi 3:6Rank 9 from verse 27
From verse 28
- Numbers 21:20Rank 1 from verse 28
- Psalms 106:28Rank 2 from verse 28
From verse 29
- Numbers 23:1–2Rank 1 from verse 29
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.
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Numbers 23:27
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.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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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peradventure
Perhaps, possibly, it may be, or if it should happen.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
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
The one true God.
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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
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.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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Numbers 23:28
Third-person singular present form of look, meaning to direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.
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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
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Numbers 23:29
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
In this place, at this point, or in the present circumstance.
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To make ready, put in suitable order, fit, or furnish for a purpose or use.
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Numbers 23:30
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of offer, meaning to present, bring, give, propose, or attempt.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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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26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
26But Balaam answered, and said vnto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must doe?
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.
27¶ And Balak saide vnto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee vnto another place, peraduenture it will please God, that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
Selected passage28And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
28And Balak brought Balaam vnto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Ieshimon.
Selected passage29And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
29And Balaam saide vnto Balak, Build mee here seuen altars, and prepare me here seuen bullocks, and seuen rammes.
Selected passage30And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
30And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offred a bullocke and a ramme on euery altar.
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