Numbers 23:7 - The Scriptures 1998

⁷ And he took up his proverb and said, “Balaq the sovereign of Mo’aḇ

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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.'

Numbers 23:7 Cross References

Genesis 10:22

The sons of Shĕ

Genesis 28:2

“Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethu’ĕ

Genesis 28:7

and that Yaʽ

2 Samuel 21:21

And he reproached Yisra’ĕ

2 Samuel 23:9

And after him was Elʽ

Job 27:1

And Iyoḇ

Job 29:1

And Iyoḇ

Psalm 49:5

Why should I fear in the days of evil, When the crookedness of my supplanters surrounds me?

Psalm 78:2

I open my mouth in a parable; I utter riddles of old,

Proverbs 26:2

As a bird wanders, as a swallow flies about, So a curse without cause does not come.

Ezekiel 17:2

“Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Yisra’ĕ

Ezekiel 20:49

And I said, “Ah, Master יהוה! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not speaking parables?’ ”

Micah 2:4

“In that day one shall lift up a proverb against you, and he shall lament with a bitter lamentation, and shall say, ‘We have been utterly ravaged! He changes the inheritance of my people. How He removes it from me! He apportions our fields to the backslider.’ ”

Habakkuk 2:6

“Shall not all these lift up a proverb against him, and a mocking riddle against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases what is not his! Till when is he to load on himself many pledges’?

Numbers 22:11

‘See, a people has come out of Mitsrayim and cover the surface of the land. Come now, curse them for me. It might be that I am able to fight against them and drive them out.’ ”

Numbers 22:17

for I esteem you very greatly, and whatever you say to me, I do. Therefore please come, curse this people for me.’ ”

Numbers 23:18

And he took up his proverb and said, “Rise up, Balaq, and hear! Listen to me, son of Tsippor!

Numbers 23:6

And he returned to him and saw him standing by his burnt offering, he and all the heads of Mo’aḇ

Numbers 24:15

And he took up his proverb and said, “The saying of Bilʽ

Numbers 24:21

He then looked on the Qĕ

Numbers 24:23

And he took up his proverb and said, “Oh, who does live when Ě

Numbers 24:3

And he took up his proverb and said, “The saying of Bilʽ

Matthew 13:33

Another parable He spoke to them, “The reign of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until all was leavened.”

Matthew 13:35

so that what was spoken by the prophet might be filled, saying, “I shall open My mouth in parables, I shall pour forth what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”

Mark 12:12

And they were seeking to seize Him, but feared the crowd, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. And leaving Him, they went away.

Deuteronomy 23:4

because they did not meet you with bread and water on the way when you came out of Mitsrayim, and because they hired against you Bilʽ

1 Samuel 17:10

Then the Philistine said, “This day I shall reproach the armies of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 17:36

“Your servant has smitten both lion and bear. And this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, seeing he has reproached the armies of the living Elohim.”

1 Samuel 17:45

But Dawiḏ