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Num. 23:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

Whoa can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let βme die the deathb of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

Gen. 13:16• ¹⁶And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. (Gen. 13:16)

my soul, or, my life.

Psa. 37:37• ³⁷Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. (Psa. 37:37)

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Prov. 14:32• ³²The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. (Prov. 14:32)

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2 Cor. 5:1• ¹For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (2 Cor. 5:1)

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can count.

Gen. 13:16• ¹⁶And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. (Gen. 13:16)

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Gen. 22:17• 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; (Gen. 22:17)

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Gen. 28:14• ¹⁴And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. (Gen. 28:14)

the dust.

i.e.,The posterity of Jacob, which was to be so numerous as to resemble the dust.the fourth.

Num. 2:9,16,24,31• ⁹All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
¹⁶All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
²⁴All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.
³¹All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards. (Num. 2:9,16,24,31)

me.

Heb. my soul, or, my life.

the death.

Psa. 37:37• ³⁷Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. (Psa. 37:37)

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Psa. 116:15• ¹⁵Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. (Psa. 116:15)

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Prov. 14:32• ³²The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. (Prov. 14:32)

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Isa. 57:1‑2• ¹The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
²He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. (Isa. 57:1‑2)

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Luke 2:29‑30• ²⁹Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
³⁰For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, (Luke 2:29‑30)

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1 Cor. 3:21‑22• ²¹Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
²²Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; (1 Cor. 3:21‑22)

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1 Cor. 15:53‑57• ⁵³For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
⁵⁴So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
⁵⁵O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
⁵⁶The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
⁵⁷But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Cor. 15:53‑57)

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2 Cor. 5:1• ¹For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (2 Cor. 5:1)

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Phil. 1:21‑23• ²¹For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
²²But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
²³For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: (Phil. 1:21‑23)

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2 Tim. 4:6‑8• ⁶For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
⁷I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
⁸Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. (2 Tim. 4:6‑8)

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2 Peter 1:13‑15• ¹³Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
¹⁴Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath showed me.
¹⁵Moreover I will endeavor that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. (2 Peter 1:13‑15)

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Rev. 14:13• ¹³And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. (Rev. 14:13)

J. N. Darby Translation

Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let my soul die the death of the righteous, and let my end be like his!