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Numbers (Bamidbar — "In the wilderness") records Israel's 40-year journey through the Sinai desert, framing disobedience and consequence alongside God's patient, covenant-sustaining provision.
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- Primary Witness Text: And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab. 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. How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak tha...
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Numbers (Bamidbar — "In the wilderness") records Israel's 40-year journey through the Sinai desert, framing disobedience and consequence alongside God's patient, covenant-sustaining provision.
The book's apologetics yield is significant: the bronze serpent episode (21:8-9) is cited by Jesus as a direct type of His own crucifixion (John 3:14-15); the Balaam oracles (chs. 22-24) contain one of the OT's earliest messianic star prophecies (24:17); and the Levitical census figures inform scholarly discussion of ancient Near Eastern population records and the historicity of the Exodus.
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Numbers 23:1
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם אֶל־בָּלָק בְּנֵה־לִי בָזֶה שִׁבְעָה מִזְבְּחֹת וְהָכֵן לִי בָּזֶה שִׁבְעָה פָרִים וְשִׁבְעָה אֵילִֽים׃vayo'mer-vile'am-'el-valaq-veneh-liy-vazeh-shive'ah-mizevechot-vehakhen-liy-vazeh-shive'ah-fariym-veshive'ah-'eyliym
KJV: And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
AKJV: And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
ASV: And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
YLT: And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this place seven altars, and make ready for me in this place seven bullocks and seven rams.'
Exposition: Numbers 23:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:2
Hebrew
וַיַּעַשׂ בָּלָק כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בִּלְעָם וַיַּעַל בָּלָק וּבִלְעָם פָּר וָאַיִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃vaya'ash-valaq-kha'asher-diver-vile'am-vaya'al-valaq-vvile'am-far-va'ayil-vamizevecha
KJV: And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
AKJV: And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
ASV: And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
YLT: And Balak doth as Balaam hath spoken, and Balak--Balaam also--offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:2Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 23:2
Numbers 23:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 23:2
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- Numbers 23:2
Exposition: Numbers 23:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:3
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם לְבָלָק הִתְיַצֵּב עַל־עֹלָתֶךָ וְאֵֽלְכָה אוּלַי יִקָּרֵה יְהוָה לִקְרָאתִי וּדְבַר מַה־יַּרְאֵנִי וְהִגַּדְתִּי לָךְ וַיֵּלֶךְ שֶֽׁפִי׃vayo'mer-vile'am-levalaq-hiteyatzev-'al-'olatekha-ve'elekhah-'vlay-yiqareh-yehvah-liqera'tiy-vdevar-mah-yare'eniy-vehigadetiy-lakhe-vayelekhe-shefiy
KJV: And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
AKJV: And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatever he shows me I will tell you. And he went to an high place.
ASV: And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.
YLT: and Balaam saith to Balak, `Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be Jehovah doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me--I have declared to thee;' and he goeth to a high place.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:3Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 23:3
Numbers 23:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:3
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:3
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Balak
Exposition: Numbers 23:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:4
Hebrew
וַיִּקָּר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־בִּלְעָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֶת־שִׁבְעַת הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת עָרַכְתִּי וָאַעַל פָּר וָאַיִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃vayiqar-'elohiym-'el-vile'am-vayo'mer-'elayv-'et-shive'at-hamizevechot-'arakhetiy-va'a'al-far-va'ayil-vamizevecha
KJV: And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
AKJV: And God met Balaam: and he said to him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
ASV: And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.
YLT: And God cometh unto Balaam, and he saith unto Him, `The seven altars I have arranged, and I offer a bullock and a ram on the altar;'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 23:4
Numbers 23:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:4
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:4
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Balaam
Exposition: Numbers 23:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:5
Hebrew
וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה דָּבָר בְּפִי בִלְעָם וַיֹּאמֶר שׁוּב אֶל־בָּלָק וְכֹה תְדַבֵּֽר׃vayashem-yehvah-davar-vefiy-vile'am-vayo'mer-shvv-'el-valaq-vekhoh-tedaver
KJV: And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
AKJV: And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.
ASV: And Jehovah put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
YLT: and Jehovah putteth a word in the mouth of Balaam, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:5Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 23:5
Numbers 23:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:5
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:5
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Balak
Exposition: Numbers 23:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:6
Hebrew
וַיָּשָׁב אֵלָיו וְהִנֵּה נִצָּב עַל־עֹלָתוֹ הוּא וְכָל־שָׂרֵי מוֹאָֽב׃vayashav-'elayv-vehineh-nitzav-'al-'olatvo-hv'-vekhal-sharey-mvo'av
KJV: And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
AKJV: And he returned to him, and, see, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
ASV: And he returned unto him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.
YLT: And he turneth back unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, he and all the princes of Moab.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 23:6
Numbers 23:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:6
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:6
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Moab
Exposition: Numbers 23:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:7
Hebrew
וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר מִן־אֲרָם יַנְחֵנִי בָלָק מֶֽלֶךְ־מוֹאָב מֵֽהַרְרֵי־קֶדֶם לְכָה אָֽרָה־לִּי יַעֲקֹב וּלְכָה זֹעֲמָה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃vayisha'-meshalvo-vayo'mar-min-'aram-yanecheniy-valaq-melekhe-mvo'av-meharerey-qedem-lekhah-'arah-liy-ya'aqov-vlekhah-zo'amah-yishera'el
KJV: 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.
AKJV: And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
ASV: And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me,
YLT: And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `From Aram he doth lead me--Balak king of Moab; From mountains of the east: Come--curse for me Jacob, And come--be indignant with Israel.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 23:7
Numbers 23:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 23:7
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:7
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Aram
- Come
- Jacob
- Israel
Exposition: Numbers 23:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:8
Hebrew
מָה אֶקֹּב לֹא קַבֹּה אֵל וּמָה אֶזְעֹם לֹא זָעַם יְהוָֽה׃mah-'eqov-lo'-qavoh-'el-vmah-'eze'om-lo'-za'am-yehvah
KJV: How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
AKJV: How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD has not defied?
ASV: How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed?
YLT: What--do I pierce? --God hath not pierced! And what--am I indignant? --Jehovah hath not been indignant!
Commentary WitnessNumbers 23:8Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 23:8
<Quomodo maledicam.>ID. Alia littera, etc., usque ad et pronuntiandi auctoritas perimatur. <Cui non maledixerit Deus.>Qui tantum meritum designat ejus cui maledicitur, et sententiam promit, quem non qualitas peccati, nec fallit affectus peccantis: homo autem neutrum novit, et saepe conviciis aut injuriis provocatus maledicit. Ideo dicit Apostolus: <Benedicite et nolite maledicere>Rom. 12., ut conviciandi vitium resecetur.
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Numbers 23:8
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- Deus
- Apostolus
- Rom
Exposition: Numbers 23:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:9
Hebrew
כִּֽי־מֵרֹאשׁ צֻרִים אֶרְאֶנּוּ וּמִגְּבָעוֹת אֲשׁוּרֶנּוּ הֶן־עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן וּבַגּוֹיִם לֹא יִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃khiy-mero'sh-tzuriym-'ere'env-vmigeva'vot-'ashvrenv-hen-'am-levadad-yishekhon-vvagvoyim-lo'-yitechashav
KJV: For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
AKJV: For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: see, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
ASV: For from the top of the rocks I see him,
YLT: For from the top of rocks I see it, And from heights I behold it; Lo a people! alone it doth tabernacle, And among nations doth not reckon itself.
Commentary WitnessNumbers 23:9Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 23:9
<De summis,>etc. Quasi, ideo non debet maledici, quia alta et coelestis ejus vita. Nemo intelligit eam, nisi ad eminentem scientiam ascenderit. ORIG. Alia littera, etc., usque ad consurgentes cum Christo exercuerint super terram. <Vide,>etc. Actus Jacob, id est activorum, videntur: contemplatio Israel, id est contemplativorum, tantum intelligitur. Vel, in futura resurrectione Jacob, videbitur, id est corpus Israel intelligitur, id est, resurgentium anima et spiritus. <Populus solus.>Quia non est permistus caeteris hominibus, nec inter caeteras gentes reputatus, certis nobilitatus privilegiis, observationibus et legitimis suis, sicut tribus Levi non est permista caeteris. <Populus solus habitabit,>etc. ORIG. Spiritualis Jacob et Israel, etc., usque ad inter gentes ultra reputabitur. <Quis numerare.>ID. Alia littera, etc., usque ad et patitur illa quae in secundo libro Regum sunt scripta.
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Numbers 23:9
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- Quasi
- Vide
- Actus Jacob
- Israel
- Vel
- Jacob
Exposition: Numbers 23:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:10
Hebrew
מִי מָנָה עֲפַר יַעֲקֹב וּמִסְפָּר אֶת־רֹבַע יִשְׂרָאֵל תָּמֹת נַפְשִׁי מוֹת יְשָׁרִים וּתְהִי אַחֲרִיתִי כָּמֹֽהוּ׃miy-manah-'afar-ya'aqov-vmisefar-'et-rova'-yishera'el-tamot-nafeshiy-mvot-yeshariym-vtehiy-'achariytiy-khamohv
KJV: Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
AKJV: Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
ASV: Who can count the dust of Jacob,
YLT: Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of upright ones, And let my last end be like his!'
Commentary WitnessNumbers 23:10Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 23:10
<Moriatur anima mea.>ID. De se prophetare videtur: sed secundum litteram nec in Balaam, nec in illo Israel factum est, nec fieri potuit, nec enim intra ipsos, sed ab ipsis mortuus est. ID. Moriatur anima mea morte justorum, etc., <usque ad: sed fides quae per dilectionem operatur>Gal. 5.. GREG., lib. XXXIII Moral., cap. 27. <Moriatur anima mea morte justorum, et fiant novissima mea horum,>etc. Multi intra Ecclesiam, etc., usque ad unde, <Vultus ejus non sunt amplius in diversa mutati>I Reg. 1.. <Et fiant novissima mea horum,>etc. ORIG. Hoc in Magis, qui de Oriente primi venerunt adorare Christum Matth. 2., potest intelligi, qui de genere Balaam erant per generis successionem, et per disciplinae traditionem. Constat enim eos agnovisse stellam quam praedixerat Balaam in Israel orituram
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Numbers 23:10
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- Balaam
- Gal
- Moral
- Ecclesiam
- Reg
- Magis
- Christum Matth
Exposition: Numbers 23:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:11
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּלָק אֶל־בִּלְעָם מֶה עָשִׂיתָ לִי לָקֹב אֹיְבַי לְקַחְתִּיךָ וְהִנֵּה בֵּרַכְתָּ בָרֵֽךְ׃vayo'mer-valaq-'el-vile'am-meh-'ashiyta-liy-laqov-'oyevay-leqachetiykha-vehineh-verakheta-varekhe
KJV: And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
AKJV: And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have blessed them altogether.
ASV: And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
YLT: And Balak saith unto Balaam, `What hast thou done to me? to pierce mine enemies I have taken thee--and lo, thou hast certainly blessed;'
Commentary WitnessNumbers 23:11Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 23:11
<Quid est hoc?>Balac contra spem benedictiones pro maledictionibus audiens, et ultra non ferens, prophetantis verba interrupit. ID. Non vult amarus rex benedictionem, sed maledicta quaerit: est enim de cognatione illius cui dicitur: <Maledictus tu ab omnibus bestiis terrae>Gen. 3.. <Dixit ergo Balac.>Putat eum perterritum Israelis multitudine, et ideo non ausum maledicere, et mutationem loci sibi prodesse.
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Numbers 23:11
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- Gen
- Balac
Exposition: Numbers 23:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:12
Hebrew
וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמַר הֲלֹא אֵת אֲשֶׁר יָשִׂים יְהוָה בְּפִי אֹתוֹ אֶשְׁמֹר לְדַבֵּֽר׃vaya'an-vayo'mar-halo'-'et-'asher-yashiym-yehvah-vefiy-'otvo-'eshemor-ledaver
KJV: And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
AKJV: And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD has put in my mouth?
ASV: And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?
YLT: and he answereth and saith, `That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth--it do I not take heed to speak?'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 23:12
Numbers 23:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 23:12
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- Numbers 23:12
Exposition: Numbers 23:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:13
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו בָּלָק לך־לְכָה־נָּא אִתִּי אֶל־מָקוֹם אַחֵר אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶנּוּ מִשָּׁם אֶפֶס קָצֵהוּ תִרְאֶה וְכֻלּוֹ לֹא תִרְאֶה וְקָבְנוֹ־לִי מִשָּֽׁם׃vayo'mer-'elayv-valaq-lkh-lekhah-na'-'itiy-'el-maqvom-'acher-'asher-tire'env-misham-'efes-qatzehv-tire'eh-vekhulvo-lo'-tire'eh-veqavenvo-liy-misham
KJV: 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.
AKJV: And Balak said to him, Come, I pray you, with me to another place, from where you may see them: you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there. ¶
ASV: 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.
YLT: And Balak saith unto him, `Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou dost see it, only its extremity thou dost see, and all of it thou dost not see, and pierce it for me thence;'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:13Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 23:13
Numbers 23:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 23:13
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- Numbers 23:13
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Ray
- Come
Exposition: Numbers 23:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:14
Hebrew
וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ שְׂדֵה צֹפִים אֶל־רֹאשׁ הַפִּסְגָּה וַיִּבֶן שִׁבְעָה מִזְבְּחֹת וַיַּעַל פָּר וָאַיִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃vayiqachehv-shedeh-tzofiym-'el-ro'sh-hafisegah-vayiven-shive'ah-mizevechot-vaya'al-far-va'ayil-vamizevecha
KJV: And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
AKJV: And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
ASV: And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.
YLT: and he taketh him to the field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah, and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar.
Commentary WitnessNumbers 23:14Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 23:14
<Aedificavit.>Res profanis sacrificiis agebatur, et divinatio arte magica quaerebatur. Volens tamen Deus abundare gratiam ubi abundavit delictum Rom. 5., adesse dignabatur, non sacrificiis, sed in occursum venienti. Et ibi dat verbum suum et mysteria, et futura pronuntiat, ubi maxime fides et admiratio Gentilium pendet: ut qui nostris nolunt credere prophetis, credant divinis suis.
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Numbers 23:14
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- Aedificavit
- Rom
Exposition: Numbers 23:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:15
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־בָּלָק הִתְיַצֵּב כֹּה עַל־עֹלָתֶךָ וְאָנֹכִי אִקָּרֶה כֹּֽה׃vayo'mer-'el-valaq-hiteyatzev-khoh-'al-'olatekha-ve'anokhiy-'iqareh-khoh
KJV: And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.
AKJV: And he said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.
ASV: And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet Jehovah yonder.
YLT: And he saith unto Balak, `Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I--I meet Him there;'
Commentary WitnessNumbers 23:15Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 23:15
<Sta hic juxta.>Ad holocaustum suum stabat in idololatria sua positus, ideo magis cadebat: surgere ergo videtur, qui magis ceciderat, cum idololatria stare videretur. <Non est Deus quasi homo, ut mentiatur.>ORIG., hom. 16. Alia littera, etc., usque ad ne perveniat ad eum vindicta malorum suorum.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
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Numbers 23:15
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Exposition: Numbers 23:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:16
Hebrew
וַיִּקָּר יְהוָה אֶל־בִּלְעָם וַיָּשֶׂם דָּבָר בְּפִיו וַיֹּאמֶר שׁוּב אֶל־בָּלָק וְכֹה תְדַבֵּֽר׃vayiqar-yehvah-'el-vile'am-vayashem-davar-vefiyv-vayo'mer-shvv-'el-valaq-vekhoh-tedaver
KJV: And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
AKJV: And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say thus.
ASV: And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
YLT: and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:16Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 23:16
Numbers 23:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:16
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:16
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Balaam
- Balak
Exposition: Numbers 23:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:17
Hebrew
וַיָּבֹא אֵלָיו וְהִנּוֹ נִצָּב עַל־עֹלָתוֹ וְשָׂרֵי מוֹאָב אִתּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בָּלָק מַה־דִּבֶּר יְהוָֽה׃vayavo'-'elayv-vehinvo-nitzav-'al-'olatvo-vesharey-mvo'av-'itvo-vayo'mer-lvo-valaq-mah-diver-yehvah
KJV: And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
AKJV: And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What has the LORD spoken?
ASV: And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath Jehovah spoken?
YLT: And he cometh unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him, and Balak saith to him: `What hath Jehovah spoken?'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:17Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 23:17
Numbers 23:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:17
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:17
Exposition: Numbers 23:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:18
Hebrew
וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר קוּם בָּלָק וּֽשֲׁמָע הַאֲזִינָה עָדַי בְּנוֹ צִפֹּֽר׃vayisha'-meshalvo-vayo'mar-qvm-valaq-vshama'-ha'aziynah-'aday-venvo-tzifor
KJV: And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
AKJV: And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, you son of Zippor:
ASV: And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear;
YLT: And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:18Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 23:18
Numbers 23:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:18
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:18
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Balak
- Zippor
Exposition: Numbers 23:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:19
Hebrew
לֹא אִישׁ אֵל וִֽיכַזֵּב וּבֶן־אָדָם וְיִתְנֶחָם הַהוּא אָמַר וְלֹא יַעֲשֶׂה וְדִבֶּר וְלֹא יְקִימֶֽנָּה׃lo'-'iysh-'el-viykhazev-vven-'adam-veyitenecham-hahv'-'amar-velo'-ya'asheh-vediver-velo'-yeqiymenah
KJV: God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
AKJV: God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: has he said, and shall he not do it? or has he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
ASV: God is not a man, that he should lie,
YLT: God is not a man--and lieth, And a son of man--and repenteth! Hath He said--and doth He not do it ? And spoken--and doth He not confirm it?
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:19Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 23:19
Numbers 23:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:19
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:19
Exposition: Numbers 23:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:20
Hebrew
הִנֵּה בָרֵךְ לָקָחְתִּי וּבֵרֵךְ וְלֹא אֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃hineh-varekhe-laqachetiy-vverekhe-velo'-'ashiyvenah
KJV: Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
AKJV: Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he has blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
ASV: Behold, I have receivedcommandmentto bless:
YLT: Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I can not reverse it.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:20Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 23:20
Numbers 23:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:20
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Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:20
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Behold
Exposition: Numbers 23:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:21
Hebrew
לֹֽא־הִבִּיט אָוֶן בְּיַעֲקֹב וְלֹא־רָאָה עָמָל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו עִמּוֹ וּתְרוּעַת מֶלֶךְ בּֽוֹ׃lo'-hiviyt-'aven-veya'aqov-velo'-ra'ah-'amal-veyishera'el-yehvah-'elohayv-'imvo-vterv'at-melekhe-vvo
KJV: He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
AKJV: He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither has he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
ASV: He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob;
YLT: He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, Nor hath He seen perverseness in Israel; Jehovah his God is with him, And a shout of a king is in him.
Commentary WitnessNumbers 23:21Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Numbers 23:21
<Non est idolum in Jacob.>Alia translatio: <Non erit labor in Jacob, neque videbitur dolor in Israel,>in futuro scilicet saeculo. ORIG. <Non erit labor in Jacob, neque videbitur dolor in Israel,>etc. II Cor. 11.. Futurae vitae status denuntiatur, etc., usque ad et prophetas audiant illos. <Dominus Deus,>etc. ORIG. Alia littera, etc., usque ad qui luctatus est et vicit accipiet. <Et clangor victoriae regis in illo.>Admonitio praedicationis, qua in nobis rex, id est Christus, diabolum triumphat.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:21
Source lane
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jacob
- Israel
- Cor
- Dominus Deus
- Christus
Exposition: Numbers 23:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:22
Hebrew
אֵל מוֹצִיאָם מִמִּצְרָיִם כְּתוֹעֲפֹת רְאֵם לֽוֹ׃'el-mvotziy'am-mimitzerayim-khetvo'afot-re'em-lvo
KJV: God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
AKJV: God brought them out of Egypt; he has as it were the strength of an unicorn.
ASV: God bringeth them forth out of Egypt;
YLT: God is bringing them out from Egypt, As the swiftness of a Reem is to him;
Commentary WitnessNumbers 23:22Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Numbers 23:22
<Deus eduxit eum.>ID. Alia littera, usque ad transformabit corpus humilitatis nostrae conforme corpori gloriae suae. <Cujus fortitudo.>Cujus? Christi. Cujus quidquid est, unum cornu est, id est unum regnum, cujus gloria est spiritualis Israel. Ipse enim ait: <Pater, da illis ut sicut ego et tu unum sumus, ita in nobis unum sint>Joan. 17..
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:22
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Christi
- Israel
- Pater
- Joan
Exposition: Numbers 23:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:23
Hebrew
כִּי לֹא־נַחַשׁ בְּיַעֲקֹב וְלֹא־קֶסֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כָּעֵת יֵאָמֵר לְיַעֲקֹב וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל מַה־פָּעַל אֵֽל׃khiy-lo'-nachash-veya'aqov-velo'-qesem-veyishera'el-kha'et-ye'amer-leya'aqov-vleyishera'el-mah-fa'al-'el
KJV: Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
AKJV: Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God worked!
ASV: Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob;
YLT: For no enchantment is against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel, At the time it is said of Jacob and Israel, What hath God wrought!
Commentary WitnessNumbers 23:23Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Numbers 23:23
<Non est augurium in Jacob.>ORIG., hom. 16 in Num. Alia littera, etc., usque ad neque divinatio in Israel. Sequitur: <In tempore dicetur Jacob, et Israeli quod perficiet Deus:>id est cum oportet, cum expedit, etc., usque ad quae Moyses his credo de causis vocavit immunda. <In Israel.>Qui per fidei puritatem et munditiam mentis videt Deum, nec ipsum Balaam reciperet, sed verbum quod Deum posuit in ore ejus respuere non audet. Nisi enim verbum a Deo esset, non illud famulo suo Moysi procul absenti, cum Balaam haec diceret, revelasset.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:23
Source lane
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jacob
- Num
- Israel
- Sequitur
- Deus
- In Israel
- Deum
Exposition: Numbers 23:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:24
Hebrew
הֶן־עָם כְּלָבִיא יָקוּם וְכַאֲרִי יִתְנַשָּׂא לֹא יִשְׁכַּב עַד־יֹאכַל טֶרֶף וְדַם־חֲלָלִים יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃hen-'am-khelaviy'-yaqvm-vekha'ariy-yitenasha'-lo'-yishekhav-'ad-yo'khal-teref-vedam-chalaliym-yisheteh
KJV: Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
AKJV: Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. ¶
ASV: Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness,
YLT: Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.'
Commentary WitnessNumbers 23:24Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Numbers 23:24
<Ecce populus,>etc. Alii: <Ecce sicut catulus leonis exsurget, et sicut leo exsultabit.>Catulus enim est, cum nuper geniti infantes rationabiles sine dolo lac accipiunt: leo autem exsultans, cum vir perfectus deponit quae erant parvuli. ORIG. Alia littera, etc., usque ad dedit in se credentibus nomen leonis, et catuli leonis. <Erigetur.>Erigendum dicit populum futurum, de eo enim quae videbat, dixisset, erectus est. <Non accubabit.>ORIG. Alia littera, etc., usque ad et ut leo exsultans. <Cumque duxisset.>ORIG. Et assumpsit Balac, etc., usque ad et deserta sunt Deo negotia. <Aedifica mihi hic.>ID. Quae sacrificant gentes, etc., usque ad qui fidem Christi non recipiunt.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:24
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Alii
- Erigetur
- Balac
Exposition: Numbers 23:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:25
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּלָק אֶל־בִּלְעָם גַּם־קֹב לֹא תִקֳּבֶנּוּ גַּם־בָּרֵךְ לֹא תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ׃vayo'mer-valaq-'el-vile'am-gam-qov-lo'-tiqovenv-gam-varekhe-lo'-tevarakhenv
KJV: And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
AKJV: And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
ASV: And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
YLT: And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Neither pierce it at all, nor bless it at all;'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:25Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 23:25
Numbers 23:25 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:25
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:25
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Balaam
Exposition: Numbers 23:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:26
Hebrew
וַיַּעַן בִּלְעָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־בָּלָק הֲלֹא דִּבַּרְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֹתוֹ אֽ͏ֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃vaya'an-vile'am-vayo'mer-'el-valaq-halo'-divaretiy-'eleykha-le'mor-khol-'asher-yedaver-yehvah-'otvo-'e'esheh
KJV: But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
AKJV: But Balaam answered and said to Balak, Told not I you, saying, All that the LORD speaks, that I must do? ¶
ASV: But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh, that I must do?
YLT: and Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak, `Have I not spoken unto thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh--it I do?'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:26Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 23:26
Numbers 23:26 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:26
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:26
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Balak
Exposition: Numbers 23:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:27
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּלָק אֶל־בִּלְעָם לְכָה־נָּא אֶקָּחֲךָ אֶל־מָקוֹם אַחֵר אוּלַי יִישַׁר בְּעֵינֵי הָאֱלֹהִים וְקַבֹּתוֹ לִי מִשָּֽׁם׃vayo'mer-valaq-'el-vile'am-lekhah-na'-'eqachakha-'el-maqvom-'acher-'vlay-yiyshar-ve'eyney-ha'elohiym-veqavotvo-liy-misham
KJV: And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
AKJV: And Balak said to Balaam, Come, I pray you, I will bring you to another place; peradventure it will please God that you may curse me them from there.
ASV: And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
YLT: And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Come, I pray thee, I take thee unto another place; it may be it is right in the eyes of God--to pierce it for me from thence.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:27Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 23:27
Numbers 23:27 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:27
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:27
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Ray
- Balaam
- Come
Exposition: Numbers 23:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:28
Hebrew
וַיִּקַּח בָּלָק אֶת־בִּלְעָם רֹאשׁ הַפְּעוֹר הַנִּשְׁקָף עַל־פְּנֵי הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃vayiqach-valaq-'et-vile'am-ro'sh-hafe'vor-hanisheqaf-'al-feney-hayeshiymon
KJV: And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
AKJV: And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks toward Jeshimon.
ASV: And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert.
YLT: And Balak taketh Balaam to the top of Peor, which is looking on the front of the wilderness,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:28Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 23:28
Numbers 23:28 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:28
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:28
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Peor
- Jeshimon
Exposition: Numbers 23:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:29
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם אֶל־בָּלָק בְּנֵה־לִי בָזֶה שִׁבְעָה מִזְבְּחֹת וְהָכֵן לִי בָּזֶה שִׁבְעָה פָרִים וְשִׁבְעָה אֵילִֽים׃vayo'mer-vile'am-'el-valaq-veneh-liy-vazeh-shive'ah-mizevechot-vehakhen-liy-vazeh-shive'ah-fariym-veshive'ah-'eyliym
KJV: And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
AKJV: And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
ASV: And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
YLT: and Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this place seven altars, and make ready for me in this place seven bullocks and seven rams;'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:29Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 23:29
Numbers 23:29 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:29
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:29
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Balak
Exposition: Numbers 23:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 23:30
Hebrew
וַיַּעַשׂ בָּלָק כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר בִּלְעָם וַיַּעַל פָּר וָאַיִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃vaya'ash-valaq-kha'asher-'amar-vile'am-vaya'al-far-va'ayil-vamizevecha
KJV: And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
AKJV: And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
ASV: And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.
YLT: and Balak doth as Balaam said, and he offereth a bullock and a ram on an altar.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 23:30Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 23:30
Numbers 23:30 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Canonical locus
Numbers 23:30
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 23:30
Exposition: Numbers 23:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Numbers 23:1
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- Numbers 23:30
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Balak
- Balaam
- Moab
- Aram
- Come
- Jacob
- Israel
- Deus
- Apostolus
- Rom
- Quasi
- Vide
- Actus Jacob
- Vel
- Gal
- Moral
- Ecclesiam
- Reg
- Magis
- Christum Matth
- Gen
- Balac
- Ray
- Aedificavit
- Zippor
- Behold
- Cor
- Dominus Deus
- Christus
- Christi
- Pater
- Joan
- Num
- Sequitur
- In Israel
- Deum
- Alii
- Erigetur
- Peor
- Jeshimon
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Numbers 23:1
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 23:1
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness