Numbers 23:27 BSB — MannaFest

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17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
בָּלָק֙	ba.Lak	Balak	H1111 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
בִּלְעָ֔ם	bil.'Am	Balaam	H1109 →
לְכָה־	le.khah-	come !	H1980 →
נָּא֙	na'	please	H4994 →
אֶקָּ֣חֲךָ֔	'e.Ka.cha.kha	let me take you	H3947 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
מָק֖וֹם	ma.Kom	a place	H4725 →
אַחֵ֑ר	'a.Cher	another	H312 →
אוּלַ֤י	'u.Lai	perhaps	H194 →
יִישַׁר֙	yi.Shar	it will be pleasing	H3474 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣י	be.'ei.Nei	in [the] eyes of	H5869 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
וְקַבֹּ֥תוֹ	ve.ka.Bo.tov	and you will curse it	H6895 →
לִ֖י	li	for <the> me
מִשָּֽׁם׃	mi.Sham	from there	H8033 →

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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
Romans 11:29
For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.
leads to
- Hebrews 7:21
  but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
- 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?
- Malachi 3:6
  “Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
- Romans 8:28
  And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Through
Isaiah 14:27
The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?
leads to
- Isaiah 43:13
  Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”
- Job 23:13
  But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
- 2 Chronicles 20:6
  and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in…
Through
Job 23:13
But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
leads to
- Psalms 115:3
  Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

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.

Romans 11:29For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.Job 23:13But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.Numbers 23:13Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”Numbers 23:19–20God 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?Isaiah 14:27The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.Isaiah 46:10–11I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.Micah 6:5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”Malachi 3:6“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.Leviticus 1:3If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.

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