KJV King James Version
And now [art] thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
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Judges 11:25
And now [art] thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?
WEB World English Bible
Now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
ASV American Standard Version
And now art thou anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And now, art thou at all better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he at all strive with Israel? did he at all fight against them?
Surrounding context — Judges 11
22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.
23 So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?
24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
25 And now [art] thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that [be] along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover [them] within that time?
27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
28 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְעַתָּ֗הH6258 · at.tahnowהֲט֥וֹבH2895 · tovbe pleasingטוֹב֙H2895 · tovbe pleasingאַתָּ֔הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)מִבָּלָ֥קH1111 · ba.laqBalakבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childצִפּ֖וֹרH6834 · tsip.porZipporמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingמוֹאָ֑בH4124 · mo.avMoabהֲר֥וֹבH7378 · rivto contendרָב֙H7378 · rivto contendעִם־H5973 · imwithיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelאִם־H518 · imifנִלְחֹ֥םH3898 · la.chamto fightנִלְחַ֖םH3898 · la.chamto fightבָּֽם׃H9038 · hemthem
Cross-references
Micah 6:5O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.Joshua 24:9-10Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:Deuteronomy 23:3-4An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:Numbers 22:2-21And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
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