Numbers 22:18 BSB — MannaFest

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25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֣עַן	vai.Ya.'an	and he answered	H6030 →
בִּלְעָ֗ם	bil.'Am	Balaam	H1109 →
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
עַבְדֵ֣י	'av.Dei	[the] servants of	H5650 →
בָלָ֔ק	va.Lak	Balak	H1111 →
אִם־	'im-	if	H518 →
יִתֶּן־	yi.ten-	he will give	H5414 →
לִ֥י	li	to <the> me
בָלָ֛ק	va.Lak	Balak	H1111 →
מְלֹ֥א	me.Lo'	[the] fullness of	H4393 →
בֵית֖וֹ	vei.To	house his	H1004 →
כֶּ֣סֶף	Ke.sef	silver	H3701 →
וְזָהָ֑ב	ve.za.Hav	and gold	H2091 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
אוּכַ֗ל	'u.Khal	I will be able	H3201 →
לַעֲבֹר֙	la.'a.Vor	to transgress	H5674 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
פִּי֙	pi	[the] mouth of	H6310 →
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהָ֔י	'e.lo.Hai	God my	H430 →
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la.'a.Sot	by doing	H6213 →
קְטַנָּ֖ה	ke.ta.Nah	a small [thing]	H6996 →
א֥וֹ	'o	or	H176 →
גְדוֹלָֽה׃	ge.do.Lah	a large [thing]	H1419 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Kings 22:14
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
leads to
- Numbers 24:13
  that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the…
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 22:38
  “See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 26:2–3
  “This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who…
Through
Numbers 23:26
But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”
leads to
- Acts 5:29
  But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
- Acts 4:19–20
  But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
- 2 Chronicles 18:13
  But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
Through
2 Chronicles 18:13
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
leads to
- Numbers 22:35
  But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
Through
Numbers 22:38
“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
leads to
- Proverbs 19:21
  Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Numbers 23:20I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.Numbers 24:13that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.1 Kings 13:8But the man of God replied, “If you were to give me half your possessions, I still would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.1 Kings 22:14But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”2 Chronicles 18:13But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”Numbers 23:26But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”Numbers 24:12Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me Numbers 22:38“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.Acts 8:20But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!Daniel 5:17In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.Job 3:15or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.

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