Numbers 24:23
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
KJV
Assumptaque parabola iterum locutus est : Heu ! quis victurus est, quando ista faciet Deus ?
Vulgate
καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Ὢγ καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν Ὢ ὤ, τίς ζήσεται ὅταν θῇ ταῦτα ὁ θεός;
LXX
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?
ASV
וַ/יִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖/וֹ וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר א֕וֹי מִ֥י יִחְיֶ֖ה מִ/שֻּׂמ֥/וֹ אֵֽל
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
א֣וֹי
'vy
particle · 24×
אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
וֹ
v
noun · 39×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Joel 2:11 — And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
- 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.
- Num 23:23 — Surely 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!