Numbers Chapter 23 verse 18 Holy Bible
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
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And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:
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Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor!
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And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
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And he took up his parable, and said, Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, thou son of Zippor:
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He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:
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And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen Balaam lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥א (way·yiś·śā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5375: To lift, carry, takean oracle,מְשָׁל֖וֹ (mə·šā·lōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a similesaying:וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Arise,ק֤וּם (qūm)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 6965: To arise, stand up, standO Balak,בָּלָק֙ (bā·lāq)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1111: Balak -- 'devastator', a Moabite kingand listen;וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע (ū·šă·mā‘)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlygiveהַאֲזִ֥ינָה (ha·’ă·zî·nāh)Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 238: To broaden out the ear, to listenear to me,עָדַ֖י (‘ā·ḏay)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, whileO sonבְּנ֥וֹ (bə·nōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1121: A sonof Zippor.צִפֹּֽר׃ (ṣip·pōr)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6834: Zippor -- 'bird', father of BalakJump to PreviousArise Attention Balaam Balak Discourse Ear Hear Hearken Oracle Parable Rise Uttered Words Zippor
