Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He took up his
“From
Moab’s king from the mountains of the East,
‘
And come, denounce Israel!’
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Balaam proclaimed his poem:
the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains:
“Come, put a curse on Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel!”
International Standard Version
Then Balaam uttered this prophetic statement: "King Balak of Moab brought me from Aram, from the eastern mountains, and told me, "Come and curse Jacob for me. Come and curse Israel.'
A Conservative Version
And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram Balak has brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel.
American Standard Version
And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.
Amplified
Balaam took up his [first] discourse (oracle) and said:
from the mountains of the east, [saying,]
‘Come, curse [the descendants of] Jacob for me;
And come, [violently] denounce Israel.’
Bible in Basic English
And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.
Darby Translation
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, from the mountains of the east: Come, curse me Jacob, and come, denounce Israel!
Julia Smith Translation
And he will take up his parable, and say, From Aram, Balak, king of Moab, will transfer me from the mountains of the east; Come curse to me Jacob and come and be angry at Israel
King James 2000
And he took up his oracle, and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse for me Jacob, and come, denounce Israel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he lifted up his oracle and said, "From Aram Balak lead me, from the mountains of the east the king of Moab, 'Go for me, curse Jacob, and go, denounce Israel.'
Modern King James verseion
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he began his parable, and said, "Balak the king of Moab hath fetched me from Mesopotamia out of the mountains of the east saying, 'Come and curse me Jacob, come and defy me Israel.'
NET Bible
Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying, "Balak, the king of Moab, brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, 'Come, pronounce a curse on Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.'
New Heart English Bible
He took up his parable, and said, "From Aram has Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, defy Israel.
The Emphasized Bible
So he took up his parable and said, - From Aram, doth Balak conduct me, The king of Moab, from the mountains of the East, Come thou! curse me Jacob, Yea, come thou! rage on Israel.
Webster
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 Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel.
World English Bible
He took up his parable, and said, "From Aram has Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, defy Israel.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'From Aram he doth lead me -- Balak king of Moab; From mountains of the east: Come -- curse for me Jacob, And come -- be indignant with Israel.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 23:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam's First Oracle
6
So he returned to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, he and all the leaders of Moab.
7 He took up his
“From
Moab’s king from the mountains of the East,
‘
And come, denounce Israel!’
And how can I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 22:5-6
So he sent messengers to
Numbers 23:18
Then he took up his
“Arise, O Balak, and hear;
Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!
Numbers 24:3
He took up his
“
And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened;
Deuteronomy 23:4
Numbers 24:15
He took up his discourse and said,
“
And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
Numbers 24:23
Then he took up his discourse and said,
“Alas, who can live except God has ordained it?
Job 27:1
Then Job
Job 29:1
And Job again took up his
Psalm 78:2
I will utter
Micah 2:4
And
‘We are completely
He exchanges the portion of my people;
How He removes it from me!
To the apostate He
Genesis 10:22
Genesis 28:2
Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of
Genesis 28:7
and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Paddan-aram.
Numbers 22:11
‘Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt and they cover the surface of the land; now come, curse them for me; perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them out.’”
Numbers 22:17
for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you say to me.
Numbers 24:21
And he looked at the
“Your dwelling place is enduring,
And your nest is set in the cliff.
1 Samuel 17:10
Again the Philistine said, “
1 Samuel 17:25-26
The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. And it will be that the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and
1 Samuel 17:36
Your servant has
1 Samuel 17:45
Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin,
2 Samuel 21:21
When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, struck him down.
2 Samuel 23:9
and after him was Eleazar the son of
Proverbs 26:2
So a
Ezekiel 17:2
“Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, “Ah Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not just speaking
Habakkuk 2:6
Even mockery and insinuations against him
And say, ‘
For how long—
And makes himself
Matthew 13:33
He spoke another parable to them,
Matthew 13:35
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
“
I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
Mark 12:12