Parallel Verses
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.'
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.
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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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 23:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam's First Oracle
6
He went back to Balak and found him standing beside his burnt offering with all the princes of Moab.
7 He took up his
“From
Moab’s king from the mountains of the East,
‘
And come, denounce Israel!’
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 22:5-6
He sent messengers to summon Balaam, son of Beor, who was at Pethor, on the Euphrates River, in the land where his people lived. Balak's message was: A nation has just come here from Egypt. They have spread out all over the countryside and are setting up their camp here in front of me.
Numbers 23:18
Balaam uttered this prophecy: Come, Balak son of Zippor, and listen to what I have to say.
Numbers 24:3
He uttered this prophecy: The message of Balaam son of Beor. These are the words of the man who can see clearly.
Deuteronomy 23:4
This is because they did not meet you with food and water on the way when you came out of Egypt. It is because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
Numbers 24:15
He began his discourse by saying: The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor. The oracle of the man, whose eye is opened,
Numbers 24:23
He again offered his discourse and said: Alas, who can live except God ordain it?
Job 27:1
JOB CONTINUED:
Job 29:1
JOB UTTERED THESE WORDS:
Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in an illustration. I will utter dark sayings of old,
Micah 2:4
In that day they will taunt you and speak mournfully with sorrow and much grief: 'We are utterly ruined! He exchanged the portion of my people and removed it from me. He divided our fields and gave them to the apostate.'
Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram.
Genesis 28:2
Go to Mesopotamia instead, to the home of your grandfather Bethuel. Marry one of the young women there, one of your uncle Laban's daughters.
Genesis 28:7
Jacob did as his father and mother said. He went to Paddan-aram.
Numbers 22:11
Some people came from Egypt and are spreading out all over the countryside. Now come and curse them for me. Maybe I will be able to fight them and force them out.
Numbers 22:17
I will make sure you are richly rewarded. I will do whatever you ask. Please, come and curse (execrate) these people for me.'
Numbers 24:21
And he looked at the Kenite and continued his discourse. He said: Your dwelling place is enduring and your nest is set in the cliff.
1 Samuel 17:10
The Philistine added: I challenge the Israelite battle line today. Send out a man so we can fight each other.
1 Samuel 17:25-26
They said to each other: Look how he keeps coming out to insult us. The king offers a big reward to the man who kills Goliath. That man will even get to marry the king's daughter. No one in his family will ever have to pay taxes again.
1 Samuel 17:36
I have killed lions and bears. I will do the same to this heathen Philistine. He has defied the army of the living God.
1 Samuel 17:45
David answered: You come out to fight me with a sword and a spear and a dagger. But I come out to fight you in the name of Jehovah of Hosts. He is the Almighty God of Israel's army. You have insulted him!
2 Samuel 21:21
When he challenged Israel, Jonathan, son of David's brother Shimei, killed him.
2 Samuel 23:9
The next one of the Three Warriors was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite. One time when the Philistines were at war with Israel, he and David dared the Philistines to fight them. Every one of the Israelite soldiers turned and ran.
Proverbs 26:2
Like the bird by wandering, like the swallow by flying, so a curse without cause does not land.
Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, tell this riddle. Give this illustration to the nation of Israel.
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said: Oh no! Lord Jehovah, no! The people already say that I am only telling stories (a figure of speech or a parable).
Habakkuk 2:6
Will they all taunt him by directing clever sayings and riddles at him? They will say: How horrible it will be for the one who makes himself rich with what is not his own (by extortion) and makes himself wealthy on loans. How long will this go on?
Matthew 13:33
He offered another illustration: The kingdom of heaven is similar to leaven. A woman hid leaven in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.
Matthew 13:35
That which was spoken through the prophet was fulfilled, saying: I will open my mouth in illustrations. I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.
Mark 12:12
They tried to capture him but feared the crowd. They perceived that he spoke the illustration against them. So they left him and went away.