Numbers 24:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.”
Numbers 24:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 24:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 24:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He couched, he lay down as a lion, as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Everyone who blesses you is blessed. Everyone who curses you is cursed.””
Numbers 24:9 — World English Bible
Numbers 24:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee. ”
Numbers 24:9 — American Standard Version
Numbers 24:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee <FI>is<Fi> blessed, And he who is cursing thee <FI>is<Fi> cursed.'”
Numbers 24:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 24:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He stooped, he lay down like a lion, and like a lioness: who will stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. ”
Numbers 24:9 — Darby Translation
Numbers 24:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He coucheth and lieth downe as a yong lion, and as a lion: who shall stirre him vp? blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.”
Numbers 24:9 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 24:9 in Context — Numbers 24
7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
10 And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.
What Does Numbers 24:9 Mean?
Numbers 24:9 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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