Numbers 23:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For 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.”
Numbers 23:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 23:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 23:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For from the top of the rocks I see him. From the hills I see him. Behold, it is a people that dwells alone, and shall not be listed among the nations.”
Numbers 23:9 — World English Bible
Numbers 23:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, it is a people that dwelleth alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations. ”
Numbers 23:9 — American Standard Version
Numbers 23:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For from the top of rocks I see it, And from heights I behold it; Lo a people! alone it doth tabernacle, And among nations doth not reckon itself.”
Numbers 23:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 23:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: Lo, [it is] a people that shall dwell alone and shall not be reckoned among the nations. ”
Numbers 23:9 — Darby Translation
Numbers 23:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For from the top of the rocks I did see him, and from the hils I did beholde him: lo, the people shall dwell by themselues, and shall not be reckened among the nations.”
Numbers 23:9 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 23:9 in Context — Numbers 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.
8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
9 For 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.
10 Who 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!
11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
What Does Numbers 23:9 Mean?
Numbers 23:9 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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