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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he took up accept Verb H5375 וַיִּשָּׂ֥א vai·yis·sa
his parable byword Noun H4912 מְשָׁלֹ֖ו me·sha·lov
and said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּאמַ֑ר vai·yo·mar;
Balak Balak Noun H1111 בָלָ֤ק va·lak
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hath brought bestow Verb H5148 יַנְחֵ֨נִי yan·che·ni
of Moab Moab Noun H4124 מֹואָב֙ mo·v·'av
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the king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of the east aforetime Noun H6924 קֶ֔דֶם ke·dem,
Come along Verb H1980 לְכָה֙ le·chah
curse bitterly curse Verb H779 אָֽרָה־ a·rah-
me Jacob Jacob Noun H3290 יַעֲקֹ֔ב ya·'a·kov,
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and come along Verb H1980 וּלְכָ֖ה u·le·chah
defy abhor Verb H2194 זֹעֲמָ֥ה zo·'a·mah
Israel Israel Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ yis·ra·'el.
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Locations

Aram

SYRIA (1)sir'-i-a (Suria (Matthew 4:24 Luke 2:2)):1. Name and Its Origin2. Other Designations3. Physical(1) The Maritime Plain(2) First MoUntain Belt(3) Second Mountain Belt(4) Great Central Valley(5) The Eastern Belt(6) Rivers(7) Nature of Soil(8) Flora(9) Fauna(10) Minerals(11) Central Position4. History(1) Canaanitic Semites(2) Sargon of Agade(3) Babyloni... View Details

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

Moab

MOAB; MOABITESmo'-ab, mo'-ab-its (Moab, mo'abh, Moabite Stone, M-'-B; Greek (Septuagint) Moab, he Moabeitis, Moabitis; Moabite, mo'abhi; Moabites, bene mo'abh):1. The Land:Moab was the district East of the Dead Sea, extending from a point some distance North of it to its southern end. The eastern boundary was indefinite, being the border of the desert which... View Details

People

Aram

Ram, an ancestor of Christ

Balak

Balak [N] [H] [S] empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites ( Numbers 22:2  Numbers 22:4 ). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near the confines of his territory, he applied to Balaam (q.v.) to curse them; but in vain ( Joshua 24:9 ).    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson... View Details

Aram

Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Israelite

Jacob

Jacob, the son of Isaac, and twin to Esau. Jacob [N] [B] [H] [S] one who follows on another's heels; supplanter, ( Genesis 25:26 ;  27:36 ;  Hosea 12:2-4 ), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was fifty-nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty-nine years old. Like his father, he was of a quiet and gentle disposition, an... View Details

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King James Bible 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.
Hebrew Greek English And he He took up his parable, discourse and said, "From Aram Balak the king of Moab hath has brought me me, Moab's king from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, East, 'Come curse me Jacob, and Jacob for me, And come, defy Israel.denounce Israel!'
New American Standard Bible 1995 And he He took up his parable, discourse and said, "From Aram Balak the king of Moab hath has brought me me, Moab's king from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, East, 'Come curse me Jacob, and Jacob for me, And come, defy Israel.denounce Israel!'