Numbers 24:9
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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.He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
In other translations
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.He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
Hebrew words
כָּרַעkara'it crouchedH3766שָׁכַבshakhavit lay downH7901כַּאֲרִיka'arilike a lionH738וּכְלָבִיאukhelavi'and like a lionH3833מִיmiwho?H4310יְקִימֶנּוּyekimenuwill he rouse itH6965מְבָרֲכֶיךָmevarakheikha[those who] bless youH1288בָרוּךְvarukh[be] blessedH1288וְאֹרְרֶיךָve'orereikhaand [those who] curse youH779אָרוּר׃'arur[be] cursedH779
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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