Verse
Numbers 23:10 — Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of…
“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!”
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The verses around Numbers 23:10.
8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
9For 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.
10Who 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!
11And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
Verse explanation
Balaam is amazed at the sheer size of the people, impossible to count, and even wishes for himself a death as righteous as theirs.
From the Numbers 23 study in Bible in Stories.
Numbers 23:10 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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!
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Quem contará o pó de Jacob e o numero da quarta parte de Israel? a minha alma morra da morte dos justos, e seja o meu fim como o seu.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Quem contará o pó de Jacó, Ou o número da quarta parte de Israel? Morra minha pessoa da morte dos corretos, E meu fim seja como o seu.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¿Quién puede contar los descendientes de Jacob? ¡Son tantos que son como el polvo! ¿Quién puede contar hasta una cuarta parte de los israelitas?
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