NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Behold the people`am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. shall rise up quwm (koom) to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) as a great lion labiy' (law-bee') (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion). and lift up nasa' (naw-saw') to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows) himself as a young lion 'ariy (ar-ee') a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin). he shall not lie down shakab (shaw-kab') to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) until he eat 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. of the prey tereph (teh'-ref) something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food -- leaf, meat, prey, spoil. and drink shathah (shaw-thaw') to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely. the blood dam (dawm) blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood) of the slain chalal (khaw-lawl') pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted -- kill, profane, slain (man), slew, (deadly) wounded. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Behold, a people rises like a lioness, And as a lion it lifts itself; It will not lie down until it devours the prey, And drinks the blood of the slain." King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible A people rise up like a lioness; They rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour the prey and drink the blood of the slain. International Standard Version Look! The people are like lions. Like the lion, he rises up! He does not lie down again until he has consumed his prey and drunk the blood of the slain." NET Bible Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness, and like a lion raises himself up; they will not lie down until they eat their prey, and drink the blood of the slain." GOD'S WORD® Translation Here is a nation that attacks like a lioness and is as ferocious as a lion. It doesn't lie down until it eats its prey and drinks the blood of its victim." King James 2000 Bible Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up themselves as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eats of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain. Links Numbers 23:24Numbers 23:24 NIV Numbers 23:24 NLT Numbers 23:24 ESV Numbers 23:24 NASB Numbers 23:24 KJV |
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