Numbers 24:9
“He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Numbers 24:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Er duckt sich, er legt sich nieder wie ein Löwe und wie eine Löwin; wer will ihn aufreizen? Die dich segnen, sind gesegnet, und die dich verfluchen, sind verflucht!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Se encorvará para echarse como león, y como leona; ¿quién lo despertará? Benditos los que te bendijeren, y malditos los que te maldijeren.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Se encurvará para deitar-se como leão, E como leoa; quem o despertará? Benditos os que te abençoarem, E malditos os que te amaldiçoarem.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele se agacha como um leão e como uma leoa, quem se atreve a perturbá-lo? Que todos os que o abençoarem sejam abençoados; que todos os que o amaldiçoarem sejam amaldiçoados".
📖 Numbers 24:9 in Context
7He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
8God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
9He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
10And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.
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