NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Becausedabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause they met qadam (kaw-dam') to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help) -- come (go, (flee) before, + disappoint, meet, prevent. you not with bread lechem (lekh'-em) food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. and with water mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). in the way derek (deh'-rek) a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb when ye came forth yatsa' (yaw-tsaw') to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim. out of Egypt Mitsrayim (mits-rah'-yim) Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim. and because they hired sakar (saw-kar') to hire -- earn wages, hire (out self), reward, surely. against thee Balaam Bil`am (bil-awm') not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine -- Balaam, Bileam. the son ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of Beor B`owr (beh-ore') a lamp; Beor, the name of the father of an Edomitish king; also of that of Balaam -- Beor. of Pethor Pthowr (peth-ore') Pethor, a place in Mesopotamia -- Pethor. of Mesopotamia 'Aram Naharayim (ar-am' nah-har-ah'-yim) Aram of (the) two rivers (Euphrates and Tigris) or Mesopotamia -- Aham-naharaim, Mesopotamia. to curse qalal (kaw-lal') to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)whet. thee Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible because they did not meet you with food and water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. King James Bible Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is because they did not meet you with food and water on the journey after you came out of Egypt, and because Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim was hired to curse you. International Standard Version because they didn't come to meet you with food and water along the way as you were coming out of Egypt. Instead, they hired Beor's son Balaam from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you. NET Bible for they did not meet you with food and water on the way as you came from Egypt, and furthermore, they hired Balaam son of Beor of Pethor in Aram Naharaim to curse you. GOD'S WORD® Translation They cannot join because they didn't greet you with food and water on your trip from Egypt. They even hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor in Aram Naharaim, to curse you. King James 2000 Bible Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when you came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. Links Deuteronomy 23:4Deuteronomy 23:4 NIV Deuteronomy 23:4 NLT Deuteronomy 23:4 ESV Deuteronomy 23:4 NASB Deuteronomy 23:4 KJV |
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