Numbers 22:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 22:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מוֹאָ֜ב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
זִקְנֵ֣י
zâqên
H2205
old
מִדְיָ֗ן
Midyân
H4080
Midian
עַתָּ֞ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
יְלַחֲכ֤וּ
lâchak
H3897
to lick
הַקָּהָל֙
qâhâl
H6951
assembly
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
סְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּ
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
כִּלְחֹ֣ךְ
lâchak
H3897
to lick
הַשּׁ֔וֹר
shôwr
H7794
ox
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
-
יֶ֣רֶק
yereq
H3418
greenery
הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
וּבָלָ֧ק
Bâlâq
H1111
Balak
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
צִפּ֛וֹר
Tsippôwr
H6834
Zippor
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לְמוֹאָ֖ב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
בָּעֵ֥ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
הַהִֽוא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now the assembly will lick up all of our surroundings, as the ox licks up the green of the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab at that time.
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