Numbers Chapter 24 verse 11 Holy Bible
Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.
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Go back quickly to the place you came from: it was my purpose to give you a place of honour, but now the Lord has kept you back from honour.
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And now flee thou to thy place; I said I would very highly honour thee, and behold, Jehovah has kept thee back from honour.
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Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honor.
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Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee to great honor; but lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honor.
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Therefore now flee you to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor.
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and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) The Lord hath kept thee back from honour.--These words may have been spoken ironically, or Balak may have been convinced of the supernatural influence under which the words of Balaam were uttered. (See Numbers 23:27, and Note.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewTherefore, fleeבְּרַח־ (bə·raḥ-)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenlyat onceוְעַתָּ֖ה (wə·‘at·tāh)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 6258: At this timetoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toyour home!מְקוֹמֶ֑ךָ (mə·qō·w·me·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a conditionI saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ (’ā·mar·tî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayI would richly reward you,כַּבֵּ֣ד (kab·bêḏ)Verb - Piel - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensomebut insteadוְהִנֵּ֛ה (wə·hin·nêh)Conjunctive waw | InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!the LORDיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelhas deniedמְנָעֲךָ֥ (mə·nā·‘ă·ḵā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularStrong's 4513: To debar, from benefit, injuryyour reward.”מִכָּבֽוֹד׃ (mik·kā·ḇō·wḏ)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousnessJump to PreviousHandsomely Held Highly Home Honor Honour Kept Leave Once Promote Purpose Quickly Reward Rewarded Thought Thyself