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Numbers 23:24

Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”

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ASV

Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.

KJV

Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֶן־hen-there!H2005 →
עָם֙'ama peopleH5971 →
כְּלָבִ֣יאke.la.Vi'like a lionH3833 →
יָק֔וּםya.Kumit risesH6965 →
וְכַאֲרִ֖יve.kha.'a.Riand like a lionH738 →
יִתְנַשָּׂ֑אyit.na.Sa'it lifts itself upH5375 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
יִשְׁכַּב֙yish.Kavit will lie downH7901 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
יֹ֣אכַלYo.khalit will devourH398 →
טֶ֔רֶףTe.refpreyH2964 →
וְדַם־ve.dam-and [the] blood ofH1818 →
חֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.Lim[those] slainH2491 →
יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.Tehit will drinkH8354 →

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Genesis 49:27Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”Genesis 49:9Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?Numbers 24:9He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”Numbers 24:8God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.Psalms 57:3He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.Numbers 24:8–9God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.Zechariah 12:6On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.Deuteronomy 33:20Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.Isaiah 31:4For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.Zechariah 10:4–5The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.Psalms 17:12like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.Micah 5:8–9Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.Proverbs 30:30a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;Nahum 2:11Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away?Revelation 19:11–21Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.Amos 3:8The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?

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