Numbers 23:7 - Easy To Read Version

⁷ Then Balaam said these things:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ Balaam took up his [figurative] speech 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, violently denounce Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

⁷ Then he raised his voice and made his address: “From Aram Balak led me, the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains. Come, curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And taking up his parable, he said: "Balak, king of the Moabites, has led me from Aram, from the mountains of the east. 'Come forth,' he said, 'and curse Jacob. Hurry and condemn Israel.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ And taking up his parable, he said: Balac king of the Moabites hath brought me from Aram, from the mountains of the east: Come, said he, and curse Jacob: Make haste and detest Israel.

Numbers 23:7 Cross References

Genesis 10:22

Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

Genesis 28:2

So leave this place and go to Paddan Aram. Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father. Laban, your mother’s brother, lives there. Marry one of his daughters.

Genesis 28:7

And Esau learned that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother and went to Paddan Aram.

2 Samuel 21:21

This man challenged Israel and made fun of them. But Jonathan killed this man. (This was Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimei.)

2 Samuel 23:9

Next, there was Eleazar son of Dodai [148] from Ahoah. Eleazar was one of the Three Heroes that were with David at the time they challenged the Philistines. They had gathered for a battle, but the Israelite soldiers had run away.

Job 27:1

Then Job continued telling his story. Job said,\par

Job 29:1

Job continued telling his story. Job said:

Psalm 49:5

Why should I be afraid\par if trouble comes.\par There is no need to be afraid\par if evil people surround me\par and try to trap me.\par

Psalm 78:2

I will tell you this story.\par I will tell you this old story.\par

Proverbs 26:2

Don’t worry if a person asks for bad things to happen to you. If you did nothing wrong, nothing bad will happen. That person’s words are like birds that fly past you and never stop.

Ezekiel 17:2

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [132]} tell this story to the family of Israel. Ask them what it means.

Micah 2:4

Then people will sing songs about you.\par People will sing this sad song:\par ‘We are ruined!\par The Lord took away our land.\par And gave it to other people.\par Yes, he took my land away from me.\par The Lord has divided our fields\par \{among our enemies\}.\par

Habakkuk 2:6

But soon enough, all of those people will laugh at him. They will tell stories about his defeat. They will laugh and say, ‘It’s too bad that the man who took so many things will not get to keep them! He made himself rich collecting debts.’

Numbers 22:11

This is the message: A new nation of people has come out of Egypt. There are so many people that they cover the land. So, come and speak against these people. Then maybe I will be able to fight them and force them to leave my land.”

Numbers 22:17

I will pay you very much if you will do what I ask. [283] Come and speak against these people for me.”

Numbers 23:18

Then Balaam said these things:

Numbers 23:6

So Balaam went back to Balak. Balak was still standing near the altar. [291] And all the leaders of Moab were standing there with them.

Numbers 24:15

Then Balaam said these things:

Numbers 24:21

Then Balaam saw the Kenite people and he said these words:

Numbers 24:23

Then Balaam said these words:

Numbers 24:3

And Balaam said these words:

Matthew 13:33

Then Jesus told the people another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman mixes into a big bowl of flour to make bread. The yeast makes all the dough (bread) rise.”

Matthew 13:35

This is the same as what the prophet {\cf2\super [185]} said:

Mark 12:12

These Jewish leaders heard this story that Jesus told. They knew that this story was about them. So they wanted to find a way to arrest Jesus. But they were afraid of the people. So the Jewish leaders left Jesus and went away.

Deuteronomy 23:4

Why? Because the Ammonites and Moabites refused to give you bread and water on your trip at the time you came from Egypt. They also tried to hire Balaam to curse you. (Balaam was the son of Beor from the city of Pethor in Mesopotamia.)

1 Samuel 17:10

The Philistine also said, “Today I stand and make fun of the army of Israel! I dare you to send me one of your men and let us fight!”

1 Samuel 17:36

I killed a lion and a bear like that! And I will kill that foreigner, [155] Goliath, just like them! Goliath will die because he made fun of the army of the living God.

1 Samuel 17:45

David said to the Philistine (Goliath), “You come to me using sword, spear, and javelin. [160] But I come to you in the name of the Lord All-Powerful, the God of the armies of Israel! You have said bad things about him.