Numbers 23:4 BSB — MannaFest

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14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקָּ֥ר	vai.yi.Kar	and he met	H7136 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים	'E.lo.Him	God	H430 →
אֶל־	'el-	<to>	H413 →
בִּלְעָ֑ם	bil.'Am	Balaam	H1109 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֵלָ֗יו	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שִׁבְעַ֤ת	shiv.'At	[the] seven	H7651 →
הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת֙	ha.miz.be.Chot	the altars	H4196 →
עָרַ֔כְתִּי	'a.Rakh.ti	I have arranged	H6186 →
וָאַ֛עַל	va.'A.'al	and I have offered up	H5927 →
פָּ֥ר	par	a young bull	H6499 →
וָאַ֖יִל	va.'A.yil	and a ram	H352 →
בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃	ba.miz.Be.ach	on the altar	H4196 →

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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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
Ephesians 2:9
not by works, so that no one can boast.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 1:9
  He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
- Romans 11:6
  And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
- Titus 3:3–5
  For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
- Romans 9:16
  So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
- 1 Corinthians 1:29–31
  so that no one may boast in His presence.
Through
Luke 18:12
I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
leads to
- Luke 11:42
  Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
- Matthew 23:23–24
  Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced…
Through
Matthew 20:12
‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
leads to
- Romans 11:5–6
  In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

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 23:16And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”Luke 18:12I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’Ephesians 2:9not by works, so that no one can boast.Matthew 20:12‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’Numbers 22:9Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”Isaiah 58:3–4“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.Romans 3:27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.Numbers 22:20That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”Numbers 23:1Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.2 Kings 10:16saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.Isaiah 58:3“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.

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