Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
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ASV
God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
KJV
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| אִ֥ישׁ | 'ish | [is] a human | H376 → |
| אֵל֙ | 'el | God | H410 → |
| וִֽיכַזֵּ֔ב | vi.kha.Zev | so he may lie | H3576 → |
| וּבֶן־ | u.ven- | and a son of | H1121 → |
| אָדָ֖ם | 'a.Dam | humankind | H120 → |
| וְיִתְנֶחָ֑ם | ve.yit.ne.Cham | so he may change his mind | H5162 → |
| הַה֤וּא | ha.Hu' | ¿ he | H1931 → |
| אָמַר֙ | 'a.Mar | has he said | H559 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה | ya.'a.Seh | will he act? | H6213 → |
| וְדִבֶּ֖ר | ve.di.Ber | and has he spoken? | H1696 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| יְקִימֶֽנָּה׃ | ye.ki.Me.nah | will he fulfill? it | H6965 → |
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