Numbers 23:10

New International Reader's Version

Jacob’s people are like the dust of the earth. Can dust be counted? Who can count even a fourth of the Israelites? Let me die as godly people die. Let my death be like theirs!”

Cross References

Genesis 13:16

I will make them like the dust of the earth. Can dust be counted? If it can, then your family can be counted.

Genesis 22:17

So I will certainly bless you. I will make the children born into your family as many as the stars in the sky. I will make them as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. They will take over the cities of their enemies.

Genesis 28:14

They will be like the dust of the earth that can’t be counted. They will spread out to the west and to the east. They will spread out to the north and to the south. All nations on earth will be blessed because of you and your children after you.

Psalm 116:15

The Lord pays special attention when his faithful people die.

Psalm 37:37

Consider honest people who are without blame. People who seek peace will have a tomorrow.

Proverbs 14:32

When trouble comes, sinners are brought down. But godly people seek safety in God even as they die.

Numbers 2:16

So a total of 151,450 men will be set apart for the camp of Reuben. They will be arranged group by group. They will start out second.

Numbers 2:24

So a total of 108,100 men will be set apart for the camp of Ephraim. They will be arranged group by group. They will start out third.

Numbers 2:31

So a total of 157,600 men will be set apart for the camp of Dan. They will start out last. They will march under their flags.

Numbers 2:9

So a total of 186,400 men will be set apart for the camp of Judah. They will be arranged group by group. They will start out first.

Numbers 31:8

Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba were among the men they killed. Those men were the five kings of Midian. The Israelites also killed Balaam with their swords. Balaam was the son of Beor.

2 Corinthians 5:1

We know that the earthly tent we live in will be destroyed. But we have a building made by God. It is a house in heaven that lasts forever. Human hands did not build it.

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven. “Write this,” it said. “Blessed are the dead who die as believers in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Holy Spirit. “They will rest from their labor. What they have done will not be forgotten.”