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  1. 1And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בִּלְעָם֙ אֶל בָּלָ֔ק בְּנֵה בָזֶ֖ה שִׁבְעָ֣ה מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת וְהָכֵ֥ן בָּזֶ֔ה שִׁבְעָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֵילִֽים
  2. 2And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.וַיַּ֣עַשׂ בָּלָ֔ק כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיַּ֨עַל בָּלָ֧ק וּבִלְעָ֛ם פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
  3. 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 sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם לְבָלָ֗ק הִתְיַצֵּב֮ עַל עֹלָתֶךָ֒ וְאֵֽלְכָ֗ה אוּלַ֞י יִקָּרֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לִקְרָאתִ֔י וּדְבַ֥ר מַה יַּרְאֵ֖נִי וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ שֶֽׁפִי
  4. 4And 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.וַיִּקָּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו אֶת שִׁבְעַ֤ת הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת֙ עָרַ֔כְתִּי וָאַ֛עַל פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
  5. 5And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.וַיָּ֧שֶׂם יְהוָ֛ה דָּבָ֖ר בְּפִ֣י בִלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֛אמֶר שׁ֥וּב אֶל בָּלָ֖ק וְכֹ֥ה תְדַבֵּֽר
  6. 6And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.וַיָּ֣שָׁב אֵלָ֔יו וְהִנֵּ֥ה נִצָּ֖ב עַל עֹלָת֑וֹ ה֖וּא וְכָל שָׂרֵ֥י מוֹאָֽב
  7. 7And 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.וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר מִן אֲ֠רָם יַנְחֵ֨נִי בָלָ֤ק מֶֽלֶךְ מוֹאָב֙ מֵֽהַרְרֵי קֶ֔דֶם לְכָה֙ אָֽרָה יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּלְכָ֖ה זֹעֲמָ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
  8. 8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?מָ֣ה אֶקֹּ֔ב לֹ֥א קַבֹּ֖ה אֵ֑ל וּמָ֣ה אֶזְעֹ֔ם לֹ֥א זָעַ֖ם יְהוָֽה
  9. 9For 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.כִּֽי מֵרֹ֤אשׁ צֻרִים֙ אֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ וּמִגְּבָע֖וֹת אֲשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ הֶן עָם֙ לְבָדָ֣ד יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן וּבַגּוֹיִ֖ם לֹ֥א יִתְחַשָּֽׁב
  10. 10Who 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!מִ֤י מָנָה֙ עֲפַ֣ר יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּמִסְפָּ֖ר אֶת רֹ֣בַע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל תָּמֹ֤ת נַפְשִׁי֙ מ֣וֹת יְשָׁרִ֔ים וּתְהִ֥י אַחֲרִיתִ֖י כָּמֹֽהוּ
  11. 11And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָק֙ אֶל בִּלְעָ֔ם מֶ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתָ לָקֹ֤ב אֹיְבַי֙ לְקַחְתִּ֔יךָ וְהִנֵּ֖ה בֵּרַ֥כְתָּ בָרֵֽךְ
  12. 12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?וַיַּ֖עַן וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הֲלֹ֗א אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֤ים יְהוָה֙ בְּפִ֔י אֹת֥וֹ אֶשְׁמֹ֖ר לְדַבֵּֽר
  13. 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.וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו בָּלָ֗ק לך לְכָה נָּ֨א אִתִּ֜י אֶל מָק֤וֹם אַחֵר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּרְאֶ֣נּוּ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶ֚פֶס קָצֵ֣הוּ תִרְאֶ֔ה וְכֻלּ֖וֹ לֹ֣א תִרְאֶ֑ה וְקָבְנוֹ מִשָּֽׁם
  14. 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.וַיִּקָּחֵ֨הוּ֙ שְׂדֵ֣ה צֹפִ֔ים אֶל רֹ֖אשׁ הַפִּסְגָּ֑ה וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ שִׁבְעָ֣ה מִזְבְּחֹ֔ת וַיַּ֛עַל פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
  15. 15And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל בָּלָ֔ק הִתְיַצֵּ֥ב כֹּ֖ה עַל עֹלָתֶ֑ךָ וְאָנֹכִ֖י אִקָּ֥רֶה כֹּֽה
  16. 16And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.וַיִּקָּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיָּ֥שֶׂם דָּבָ֖ר בְּפִ֑יו וַיֹּ֛אמֶר שׁ֥וּב אֶל בָּלָ֖ק וְכֹ֥ה תְדַבֵּֽר
  17. 17And 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?וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וְהִנּ֤וֹ נִצָּב֙ עַל עֹ֣לָת֔וֹ וְשָׂרֵ֥י מוֹאָ֖ב אִתּ֑וֹ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָ֔ק מַה דִּבֶּ֖ר יְהוָֽה
  18. 18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר ק֤וּם בָּלָק֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע הַאֲזִ֥ינָה עָדַ֖י בְּנ֥וֹ צִפֹּֽר
  19. 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?לֹ֣א אִ֥ישׁ אֵל֙ וִֽיכַזֵּ֔ב וּבֶן אָדָ֖ם וְיִתְנֶחָ֑ם הַה֤וּא אָמַר֙ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְדִבֶּ֖ר וְלֹ֥א יְקִימֶֽנָּה
  20. 20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.הִנֵּ֥ה בָרֵ֖ךְ לָקָ֑חְתִּי וּבֵרֵ֖ךְ וְלֹ֥א אֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה
  21. 21He 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.לֹֽא הִבִּ֥יט אָ֨וֶן֙ בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְלֹא רָאָ֥ה עָמָ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וּתְרוּעַ֥ת מֶ֖לֶךְ
  22. 22God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.אֵ֖ל מוֹצִיאָ֣ם מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם כְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥ת רְאֵ֖ם
  23. 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!כִּ֤י לֹא נַ֨חַשׁ֙ בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְלֹא קֶ֖סֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כָּעֵ֗ת יֵאָמֵ֤ר לְיַעֲקֹב֙ וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מַה פָּ֖עַל אֵֽל
  24. 24Behold, 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.הֶן עָם֙ כְּלָבִ֣יא יָק֔וּם וְכַאֲרִ֖י יִתְנַשָּׂ֑א לֹ֤א יִשְׁכַּב֙ עַד יֹ֣אכַל טֶ֔רֶף וְדַם חֲלָלִ֖ים יִשְׁתֶּֽה
  25. 25And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָק֙ אֶל בִּלְעָ֔ם גַּם קֹ֖ב לֹ֣א תִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּ גַּם בָּרֵ֖ךְ לֹ֥א תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ
  26. 26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?וַיַּ֣עַן בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֶל בָּלָ֑ק הֲלֹ֗א דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֹת֥וֹ אֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה
  27. 27And 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.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָק֙ אֶל בִּלְעָ֔ם לְכָה נָּא֙ אֶקָּ֣חֲךָ֔ אֶל מָק֖וֹם אַחֵ֑ר אוּלַ֤י יִישַׁר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְקַבֹּ֥תוֹ מִשָּֽׁם
  28. 28And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.וַיִּקַּ֥ח בָּלָ֖ק אֶת בִּלְעָ֑ם רֹ֣אשׁ הַפְּע֔וֹר הַנִּשְׁקָ֖ף עַל פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹֽן
  29. 29And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בִּלְעָם֙ אֶל בָּלָ֔ק בְּנֵה בָזֶ֖ה שִׁבְעָ֣ה מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת וְהָכֵ֥ן בָּזֶ֔ה שִׁבְעָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֵילִֽים
  30. 30And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.וַיַּ֣עַשׂ בָּלָ֔ק כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אָמַ֣ר בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיַּ֛עַל פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ

Numbers 23 original-language research

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378 tagged Hebrew tokens127 distinct lexical entries30 of 30 verses source-tagged
אָמַרH559
ʾāmar · ah-MAHR

to say (used with great latitude)

20 occurrences in verses 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 · Hebrew gematria 241
בָּלָקH1111
bālāq · ba-LAHK

Balak, a Moabitish king

18 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 · Hebrew gematria 132
בִּלְעָםH1109
bilʿām · beel-AM

Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet

14 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 · Hebrew gematria 702
דָבַרH1696
dābar · da-VAHR

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

8 occurrences in verses 2, 5, 12, 16, 17, 19, 26 · Hebrew gematria 206
יְהֹוָהH3068
yĕhōwâ · yeh-hoh-VA

(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God

8 occurrences in verses 3, 5, 8, 12, 16, 17, 21, 26 · Hebrew gematria 26
מִזְבֵּחַH4196
mizbēaḥ · meez-BAY-ak

an altar

8 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 4, 14, 29, 30 · Hebrew gematria 57
שֶׁבַעH7651
šebaʿ · sheh-VA

seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number

8 occurrences in verses 1, 4, 14, 29 · Hebrew gematria 372
יָלַךְH3212
yālak · ya-LAHK

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

7 occurrences in verses 3, 7, 13, 27 · Hebrew gematria 540
בָּרַךְH1288
bārak · ba-RAHK

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)

6 occurrences in verses 11, 20, 25 · Hebrew gematria 702
אַיִלH352
ʾayil · ah-YEEL

properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a ram (from his strength)

6 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 4, 14, 29, 30 · Hebrew gematria 41

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