Numbers 24:9

He crouched, he lay down as an ari, 1 and as the lioness; who shall stir him up? 1 Mevarakhecha is he that makes a barucha on thee, 1 and cursed is he that curseth thee.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8El brought him forth out of Mitzrayim. 1 He hath the strength of a wild bull. 1 He shall devour the Goyim his enemies 1 and break their atzmot, 1 and pierce them through with his khitzim. 1

10And af Balak (anger of Balak) was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I summoned thee to curse mine enemies, and, hinei, thou hast altogether blessed them these shalosh pe'amim.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:3And I will bless the one blessing you, and curse him that curses you; and kol mishpochot haadamah shall be blessed through you. + 12:3 There is a brocha in this verse that many do not know but that every true follower of Moshiach should know.

Genesis 49:9Yehudah is the cub of an aryeh (lion); 1 from the prey, beni (my son), thou hast gone up; 1 he stooped down, he couched like an aryeh, 1 and like a lioness; who shall rouse him? 1

Deuteronomy 30:7And Hashem Eloheicha will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

2 Chronicles 9:18And there were six steps to the kisse, with a kevesh (ramp) of zahav, which was attached to the kisse, and arms on each side of the seat, and two aroyot (lions) standing by the armrests;

Job 38:39Wilt thou hunt the teref for the lioness, 1 or fill the appetite of her whelps, 1

Psalms 2:12Kiss the Bar (Ben, Son), + 2:12 See Hebrew Prov 31:2 ; Ben HaElohim Moshiach; see 2:2,7 , above lest he be angry, 1 and ye perish from the Derech, 1 for his wrath can flare up in a moment. 1 Ashrei are all they that take refuge in him. + 2:12 Moshiach

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:2-10

Balaam Blesses Israel a Third Time. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God,… Read the whole commentary →

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