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Numbers 22

Num. 22:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto Balaam
Bil`am (Hebrew #1109)
not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Balaam, Bileam.
Pronounce: bil-awm'
Origin: probably from 1077 and 5971
, Thou shalt not go
yalak (Hebrew #3212)
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
KJV usage: X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, + pursue, cause to run, spread, take away ((-journey)), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, X be weak.
Pronounce: yaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1980)
with them; thou shalt not curse
'arar (Hebrew #779)
to execrate
KJV usage: X bitterly curse.
Pronounce: aw-rar'
Origin: a primitive root
the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
: forb they are blessed
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
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Gen. 22:16‑18• 16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
 17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
 18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen. 22:16‑18)
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Deut. 33:29• 29Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. (Deut. 33:29)

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Balaam, Thou shalt.
Num. 22:20• 20And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. (Num. 22:20)
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Job 33:15‑17• 15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
 16Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
 17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. (Job 33:15‑17)
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Matt. 27:19• 19When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. (Matt. 27:19)
thou shalt not curse.
Num. 22:19• 19Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more. (Num. 22:19)
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Num. 23:3,13‑15,19,23• 3And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
 13And 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.
 14And 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.
 15And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
 19God 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?
 23Surely 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! (Num. 23:3,13‑15,19,23)
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Mic. 6:5• 5O 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. (Mic. 6:5)
for they.
Num. 23:20• 20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. (Num. 23:20)
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Gen. 12:2• 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: (Gen. 12:2)
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Gen. 22:16‑18• 16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
 17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
 18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen. 22:16‑18)
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Deut. 23:5• 5Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee. (Deut. 23:5)
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Deut. 33:29• 29Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. (Deut. 33:29)
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Psa. 144:15• 15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. (Psa. 144:15)
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Psa. 146:5• 5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: (Psa. 146:5)
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Rom. 4:6‑7• 6Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
 7Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. (Rom. 4:6‑7)
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Rom. 11:29• 29For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. (Rom. 11:29)
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Eph. 1:3• 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: (Eph. 1:3)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.