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Numbers 23:18

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And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

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KJV King James Version

And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.

WEB World English Bible

He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

ASV American Standard Version

And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And he taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!

Surrounding context — Numbers 23

15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.

16 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?

18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

19 God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

20 Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God [is] with him, and the shout of a king [is] among them.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

וַיִּשָּׂ֥אH5375 · na.sato lift: raise מְשָׁל֖וֹH4912 · ma.shalproverb וַיֹּאמַ֑רH559 · a.marto say ק֤וּםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamai בָּלָק֙H1111 · ba.laqBalak וּֽשֲׁמָ֔עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hear הַאֲזִ֥ינָהH238 · a.zanto listen עָדַ֖יH5704 · adtill בְּנ֥וֹH1121 · benson: child צִפֹּֽר׃H6834 · tsip.porZippor

Cross-references

Judges 3:20And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of [his] seat.

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