Numbers 23:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.”
Numbers 23:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 23:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 23:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, a people rises up as a lioness. As a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eats of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain.””
Numbers 23:24 — World English Bible
Numbers 23:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.”
Numbers 23:24 — American Standard Version
Numbers 23:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.'”
Numbers 23:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 23:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Lo, the people will rise up as a lioness, and lift himself up as a lion. He shall not lie down until he have eaten the prey and drunk the blood of the slain.”
Numbers 23:24 — Darby Translation
Numbers 23:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Behold, the people shall rise vp as a lyon, and lift vp himselfe as a yong lyon: hee shall not lye downe, till he eate of the pray, and till he drinke the blood of the slayne.”
Numbers 23:24 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 23:24 in Context — Numbers 23
22 Dieu les a fait sortir d’Égypte, Il est pour eux comme la vigueur du buffle.
23 L’enchantement ne peut rien contre Jacob, Ni la divination contre Israël; Au temps marqué, il sera dit à Jacob et à Israël: Quelle est l’œuvre de Dieu.
24 C’est un peuple qui se lève comme une lionne, Et qui se dresse comme un lion; Il ne se couche point jusqu’à ce qu’il ait dévoré la proie, Et qu’il ait bu le sang des blessés.
25 Balak dit à Balaam: Ne le maudis pas, mais du moins ne le bénis pas.
26 Balaam répondit, et dit à Balak: Ne t’ai-je pas parlé ainsi: Je ferai tout ce que l’Éternel dira?
What Does Numbers 23:24 Mean?
Numbers 23:24 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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