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Numbers 23:8
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And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, [saying], Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
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How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, [whom] the LORD hath not defied?
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For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
HowH4100 shall I curseH5344, whom GodH410 hath not cursedH6895? or how shall I defyH2194, whom the LORDH3068 hath not defiedH2194?
Original Hebrew
מָה אֶקֹּב לֹא קַבֹּה אֵל וּמָה אֶזְעֹם לֹא זָעַם יְהוָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
מָ֣ה |
mah | H4100 | HTi | what? |
אֶקֹּ֔ב |
'e.Ko | H5344 | HVqi1cs | will I curse |
לֹ֥א |
lo' | H3808 | HTn | (one whom) not |
קַבֹּ֖/ה |
ka.Bo/h | H6895 | HVqp3ms/Sp3ms | he has cursed/ him |
אֵ֑ל |
'El | H410 | HNcmsa | God |
וּ/מָ֣ה |
u./Mah | H4100 | HC/Ti | and/ what? |
אֶזְעֹ֔ם |
'ez.'Om | H2194 | HVqi1cs | will I denounce |
לֹ֥א |
lo' | H3808 | HTn | (one whom) not |
זָעַ֖ם |
za.'Am | H2194 | HVqp3ms | he has denounced |
יְהוָֽה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H410 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): shortened from אַיִל; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity); God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
- H2194 — זָעַם (zâʻam, zaw-am'): a primitive root; properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged; abhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
- H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
- H5344 — נָקַב (nâqab, naw-kab'): a primitive root; to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel); appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.
- H6895 — קָבַב (qâbab, kaw-bab'): a primitive root; to scoop out, i.e. (figuratively) to malign or execrate (i.e. stab with words); [idiom] at all, curse.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Cross References
Reciprocal references (10): Genesis 27:29, Genesis 31:55, Numbers 22:6, Numbers 23:11, Deuteronomy 32:31, 1 Samuel 17:10, 2 Samuel 23:9, Nehemiah 13:2, Proverbs 26:2, Isaiah 49:25
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: BALAAM
- Torrey’s: DESERT, JOURNEY OF ISRAEL THROUGH THE
- Nave’s: GOD, MINISTER, Christian, PRAYER
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