Numbers 23:7

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Summary

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.

He took

Come

Numbers 22:6

Proverbs 26:2

Defy israel

1 Samuel 17:10

2 Samuel 21:21

2 Samuel 23:9

General references

Numbers 23:11

Numbers 24:15

Bible References

He took

And he will take up his parable, and say, Rise up, Balak, and hear; and give ear to me, son of Zippor:

And he will take up his parable and say, Balaam, the son of Beor, and the man of unclosed eye, said;

And Job will add to take up his parable, and say,

And Job will add to lift up his parable, and say,

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter enigmas from ancient time:

Son of man, propose an enigma and use a parable to the house of Israel;

And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah, they say to me, Does he not use parables?

In that day a parable shall be lifted up against you, and a wailing of a wailing was wailed, saying, Being laid waste, we shall be laid waste: he will exchange a portion of my people: how he will remove to me; for turning away, he will divide our fields.

Shall not these all of them lift up a parable against him, and an enigma of an oracle against him, and it shall be said, Wo! to him multiplying that not to him. how long making heavy upon him goods taken in pledge?

Another parable spake he to them; The kingdom of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of wheaten flour, till the whole was leavened.

And they sought to seize him, and they feared the crowd: for they knew that he spake this parable against them: and having let him go they went away.

Come

And now, come now, curse to me this people, for he is strong above me: perhaps I shall be able to strike upon him, and drive him out of the land, for I know whom thou shalt praise is praised, and whom thou shalt curse, shall be cursed.

As the sparrow for wandering, as the swallow for flying, so the curse shall not come in vain.

Defy israel

And he of the rovers will say, I upbraided the ranks of Israel this day; ye shall give to me a man and we will fight together.

And he will reproach Israel, and Jonathan, son of Shimeab, David's brother, will strike him.

And after him Eleazar son of Dodo, son of Ahohi, among the three mighty with David in their upbraiding the rovers; they were gathered together there to war, and the men of Israel will go up.

General references

And Balak will say to Balaam, What didst thou to me? To curse mine enemies I took thee, and behold, praising, thou didst praise.

And he will take up his parable, and say, Balaam the son of Beor, said, and the man of unclosed eye, said: