Numbers 23:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Balakבָּלָ֖ק
(ba·lak)
1111: "devastator," a Moabite kingfrom balaq
tookוַיִּקַּ֥ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
Balaamבִּלְעָ֑ם
(bil·'am;)
1109a: a prophetfrom bala
to the topרֹ֣אשׁ
(rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
of Peorהַפְּעֹ֔ור
(hap·pe·'o·vr,)
6465: a mountain in Moab, also a god worshiped therefrom paar
which overlooksעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the wasteland.הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃
(hay·shi·mon.)
3452: waste, wildernessfrom yasham


















KJV Lexicon
And Balak
Balaq  (baw-lawk')
waster; Balak, a Moabitish king -- Balak.
brought
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Balaam
Bil`am  (bil-awm')
not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine -- Balaam, Bileam.
unto the top
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of Peor
P`owr  (peh-ore')
a gap; Peor, a mountain East of Jordan; also a deity worshipped there -- Peor.
that looketh
shaqaph  (shaw-kaf')
to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle) -- appear, look (down, forth, out).
toward
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Jeshimon
yshiymown  (yesh-ee-mone')
a desolation -- desert, Jeshimon, solitary, wilderness.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor which overlooks the wasteland.

King James Bible
And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.

International Standard Version
So Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which overlooks the open wilderness.

NET Bible
So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks toward the wilderness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which overlooks Jeshimon.

King James 2000 Bible
And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looks toward the wasteland.
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