Numbers Chapter 24 verse 10 Holy Bible
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.
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Then Balak was full of wrath against Balaam, and angrily waving his hands he said to Balaam, I sent for you so that those who are against me might be cursed, but now, see, three times you have given them a blessing.
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Then Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast altogether blessed [them] these three times!
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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.
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And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said to Balaam, I called thee to curse my enemies, and behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
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Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
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And the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, `To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed -- these three times;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) And he smote his hands together.--The smiting the hands was a token of strong feeling, whether of scorn, of indignation, or of despair. (Comp. Job 27:23; Lamentations 2:15.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen Balak’sבָּלָק֙ (bā·lāq)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1111: Balak -- 'devastator', a Moabite kingangerאַ֤ף (’ap̄)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ireburnedוַיִּֽחַר־ (way·yi·ḥar-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2734: To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousyagainstאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toBalaam,בִּלְעָ֔ם (bil·‘ām)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophetand he struck his handsכַּפָּ֑יו (kap·pāw)Noun - fdc | third person masculine singularStrong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pantogetherוַיִּסְפֹּ֖ק (way·yis·pōq)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5606: To clap the hands, of satisfaction, to be enough, of excess, to vomitand saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saytoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toBalaam,בִּלְעָ֗ם (bil·‘ām)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophet“I summoned youקְרָאתִ֔יךָ (qə·rā·ṯî·ḵā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularStrong's 7121: To call, proclaim, readto curseלָקֹ֤ב (lā·qōḇ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 6895: To scoop out, to malign, execratemy enemies,אֹֽיְבַי֙ (’ō·yə·ḇay)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singularStrong's 341: Hating, an adversarybut behold,וְהִנֵּה֙ (wə·hin·nêh)Conjunctive waw | InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!you have persistedבֵּרַ֣כְתָּ (bê·raḵ·tā)Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to cursein blessingבָרֵ֔ךְ (ḇā·rêḵ)Verb - Piel - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse[them] theseזֶ֖ה (zeh)Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thatthreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁ (šā·lōš)Number - feminine singularStrong's 7969: Three, third, thricetimes.פְּעָמִֽים׃ (pə·‘ā·mîm)Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrenceJump to PreviousAltogether Anger Angrily Balaam Balak Blessed Burned Curse Enemies Hands Kindled Persisted Smote Struck Summoned Three Times Together Wrath
