Numbers 23:13
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
אַיִן
ʼayin
where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence)
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →Cross References
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger...
And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore ...
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
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