THEOSISNumbers 22:17Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
For I am ready to honour thee, and will give thee whatsoever thou wilt: come and curse this people.
כִּֽי־כַבֵּ֤ד אֲכַבֶּדְךָ֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֵלַ֖י אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה וּלְכָה־נָּא֙ קָֽבָה־לִּ֔י אֵ֖ת הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Num 24:11Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee, but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee.
- Esth 5:11And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants.
- Deut 16:9Thou shalt number unto thee seven weeks from that day, wherein thou didst put the sickle to the corn.
- Num 22:6Come therefore, and curse this people, because it is mightier than I: if by any means I may beat them and drive them out of my land: for I know that he whom thou shalt bless is blessed, and he whom thou shalt curse is cursed.
- Esth 7:9And Harbona, one of the eunuchs that stood waiting on the king, said: Behold the gibbet which he hath prepared for Mardochai, who spoke for the king, standeth in Aman's house, being fifty cubits high. And the king said to him: Hang him upon it.
- Num 23:29Balaam said to him: Build me here seven altars, and prepare as many calves, and the same number of rams.
- Num 23:30Balac did as Balaam had said: and he laid on every altar, a calf and a ram.
- Matt 14:7Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she would ask of him.