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Numbers 24:9
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God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce [them] through with his arrows.
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He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed [is] he that blesseth thee, and cursed [is] he that curseth thee.
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And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed [them] these three times.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
He couchedH3766, he lay downH7901 as a lionH738, and as a great lionH3833: who shall stir him upH6965? BlessedH1288 is he that blessethH1288 thee, and cursedH779 is he that cursethH779 thee.
Original Hebrew
כָּרַע שָׁכַב כַּאֲרִי וּכְלָבִיא מִי יְקִימֶנּוּ מְבָרֲכֶיךָ בָרוּךְ וְאֹרְרֶיךָ אָרוּר׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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כָּרַ֨ע |
ka.Ra' | H3766 | HVqp3ms | it crouched |
שָׁכַ֧ב |
sha.Khav | H7901 | HVqp3ms | it lay down |
כַּ/אֲרִ֛י |
ka./'a.Ri | H738 | HR/Ncmsa | like/ a lion |
וּ/כְ/לָבִ֖יא |
u./khe./la.Vi' | H3833 | HC/R/Ncbsa | and/ like/ a lion |
מִ֣י |
mi | H4310 | HTi | who? |
יְקִימֶ֑/נּוּ |
ye.ki.Me./nu | H6965 | HVhi3ms/Sp3ms | will he rouse/ it |
מְבָרֲכֶ֣י/ךָ |
me.va.ra.Khei./kha | H1288 | HVprmpc/Sp2ms | (those who) bless/ you |
בָר֔וּךְ |
va.Rukh | H1288 | HVqsmsa | (be) blessed |
וְ/אֹרְרֶ֖י/ךָ |
ve./'o.re.Rei./kha | H779 | HC/Vqrmpc/Sp2ms | and/ (those who) curse/ you |
אָרֽוּר |
'a.Rur | H779 | HVqsmsa | (be) cursed |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H738 — אֲרִי (ʼărîy, ar-ee'): or (prolonged) [ar-yay']; from אָרָה (in the sense of violence); a lion; (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).
- H779 — אָרַר (ʼârar, aw-rar'): a primitive root; to execrate; [idiom] bitterly curse.
- H1288 — בָרַךְ (bârak, baw-rak'): a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason); [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
- H3766 — כָּרַע (kâraʻ, kaw-rah'): a primitive root; to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate; bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very.
- H3833 — לָבִיא (lâbîyʼ, law-bee'): or (Ezekiel 19:2) לְבִיָּא; irregular masculine plural לְבָאִים; irregular feminine plural לְבָאוֹת; from an unused root meaning; compare אֲרִי; to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;)); (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
- H6965 — קוּם (qûwm, koom): a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative); abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).
- H7901 — שָׁכַב (shâkab, shaw-kab'): a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose); [idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H4310 — מִי (mîy, me): an interrogative pronoun of persons, as מָה is of things,; who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix; any (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- Blessed — Genesis 12:3, Genesis 27:29, Psalms 122:6, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 25:45, Acts 9:5
- couched — Genesis 49:9, Job 38:39-40
- who shall — Numbers 23:24, Job 41:10, Psalms 2:12
Reciprocal references (14): Genesis 12:2, Exodus 23:22, Numbers 22:6, Deuteronomy 23:5, 1 Samuel 26:25, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 10:20, 2 Chronicles 9:18, Job 4:11, Isaiah 5:29, Isaiah 31:4, Ezekiel 32:2, Revelation 4:7, Revelation 5:5
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