Numbers 23:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 23:7 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 →
וַיִּשָּׂ֥א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
מְשָׁל֖וֹ
mâshâl
H4912
proverb
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִן
min
H4480
from
אֲ֠רָם
ʼĂrâm
H758
Aram
יַנְחֵ֨נִי
nâchâh
H5148
to lead
בָלָ֤ק
Bâlâq
H1111
Balak
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מוֹאָב֙
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
מֵֽהַרְרֵי
hârâr
H2042
mountain
קֶ֔דֶם
qedem
H6924
east
לְכָה֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אָֽרָה
ʼârar
H779
to curse
לִּ֣י
יַעֲקֹ֔ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
וּלְכָ֖ה
yâlak
H3212
to walk
זֹעֲמָ֥ה
zâʻam
H2194
to be indignant
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 me Jacob, Come, defy Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he lifted up his discourse and said, “From Aram Balak has led me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east: ‘Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, denounce Israel.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).