KJV King James Version
And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 10:35
And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
WEB World English Bible
It happened, when the ark went forward, that Moses said, “Rise up, Yahweh, and let your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate you flee before you!”
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, O Jehovah, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass in the journeying of the ark, that Moses saith, ‘Rise, O Jehovah, and Thine enemies are scattered, and those hating Thee flee from Thy presence.’
Surrounding context — Numbers 10
32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.
33 And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.
34 And the cloud of the LORD [was] upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.
35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְהִ֛יH1961 · ha.yahto beבִּנְסֹ֥עַH5265 · na.sato set outהָאָרֹ֖ןH727 · a.ronarkוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayמֹשֶׁ֑הH4872 · mo.shehMosesקוּמָ֣ה׀H6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוְיָפֻ֙צוּ֙H6327 · putsto scatterאֹֽיְבֶ֔יךָH341 · o.yevenemyוְיָנֻ֥סוּH5127 · nusto fleeמְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָH8130 · sa.neto hateמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃H6440 · pa.nehface: before
Cross-references
Psalm 68:1-2To the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?Deuteronomy 7:10And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.Psalm 132:8Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.Deuteronomy 32:41If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.Isaiah 17:12-14Woe to the multitude of many people, [which] make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, [that] make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
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