Numbers 22:31 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְגַ֣ל	vay.Gal	and he uncovered	H1540 →
יְהוָה֮	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
עֵינֵ֣י	'ei.Nei	[the] eyes of	H5869 →
בִלְעָם֒	vil.'Am	Balaam	H1109 →
וַיַּ֞רְא	vai.Yar'	and he saw	H7200 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מַלְאַ֤ךְ	mal.'Akh	[the] angel of	H4397 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
נִצָּ֣ב	ni.Tzav	standing	H5324 →
בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ	ba.De.rekh	in the road	H1870 →
וְחַרְבּ֥וֹ	ve.char.Bo	and sword his	H2719 →
שְׁלֻפָ֖ה	she.lu.Fah	[was] drawn	H8025 →
בְּיָד֑וֹ	be.ya.Do	in hand his	H3027 →
וַיִּקֹּ֥ד	vai.yi.Kod	and he bowed low	H6915 →
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vai.yish.Ta.chu	and he bowed down	H7812 →
לְאַפָּֽיו׃	le.'a.Pav	to face his	H639 →

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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
Acts 26:18
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified…
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:9
  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Ephesians 1:18
  I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
- Ephesians 5:8
  For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Acts 20:32
  And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
- Isaiah 42:7
  to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
Through
Genesis 21:19
Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
leads to
- 2 Kings 6:17–20
  Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and…
- Isaiah 35:5–6
  Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
Through
Luke 24:31
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
leads to
- Luke 24:16
  But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.

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.

Joshua 5:13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”Genesis 21:19Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.Luke 24:31Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.Numbers 24:4the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’Numbers 24:16the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:Luke 24:16But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.1 Chronicles 21:16When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.Exodus 34:8Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.Psalms 9:20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah John 18:6When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.Numbers 24:3and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,2 Kings 6:17–20Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

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