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Numbers 23:18

And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

KJV

At ille, assumpta parabola sua, ait : Sta, Balac, et ausculta ; audi, fili Sephor :

Vulgate

καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν Ἀνάστηθι Βαλάκ, καὶ ἄκουε· ἐνώτισαι μάρτυς, υἱὸς Σεπφώρ.

LXX

And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

ASV

וַ/יִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖/וֹ וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר ק֤וּם בָּלָק֙ וּֽ/שֲׁמָ֔ע הַאֲזִ֥ינָ/ה עָדַ֖/י בְּנ֥/וֹ צִפֹּֽר

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Balak

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּלָק֙
blq
proper_noun · 43×
ה
h
verb · 41×
וֹ
v
noun · 39×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
צִפּוֹר֙
tspvr
proper_noun · 7×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Neh 13:2 — Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
  • Num 23:7 — 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.