Parallel Verses
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.
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.'
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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Nachah
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 23:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam's First Oracle
6 And he returned to him. And, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the rulers of Moab. 7 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. 8 How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom LORD has not defied?
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 22:5-6
And he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people came out from Egypt. Behold, they cover the face of the earth, and the
Numbers 23:18
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear. Hearken to me, thou son of Zippor.
Numbers 24:3
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, and the man whose eye was closed says,
Deuteronomy 23:4
because they met you not with bread and with water on the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
Numbers 24:15
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, and the man whose eye was closed says,
Numbers 24:23
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this?
Job 27:1
And Job again took up his parable, and said,
Job 29:1
And Job again took up his parable, and said,
Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in parable{s (LXX/NT)}. I will utter dark sayings of old,
Micah 2:4
In that day they shall take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation. [And] say, We are utterly ruined. He changes the portion of my people. How he removes [it] from me! He divides our fields to the rebelliou
Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 28:2
Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father, and take thee a wife from there of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.
Genesis 28:7
and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram.
Numbers 22:11
Behold, the people came out of Egypt, it covers the face of the earth. Now, come curse them for me. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.
Numbers 22:17
For I will promote thee to very great honor, and whatever thou say to me I will do. Come therefore, I pray thee, curse this people for me.
Numbers 24:21
And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, and thy nest is set in the rock.
1 Samuel 17:10
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together.
1 Samuel 17:25-26
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man who has come up? Surely to defy Israel he has come up. And it shall be, that the man who kills him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and m
1 Samuel 17:36
Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.
1 Samuel 17:45
Then David said to the Philistine, Thou come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin, but I come to thee in the name of LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou have defied.
2 Samuel 21:21
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, killed him.
2 Samuel 23:9
And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away.
Proverbs 26:2
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, so the curse that is causeless does not alight.
Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, Ah lord LORD! They say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?
Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him who increases that which is not his (how long?) and who loads himself with pledges!
Matthew 13:33
He spoke another parable to them. The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which having taken, a woman hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.
Matthew 13:35
so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, I will open my mouth in parables. I will utter things concealed from the foundation of the world.
Mark 12:12
And they sought to seize him. And they feared the multitude, for they knew that he spoke the parable against them. And having left him, they went away.