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Deuteronomy

23

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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
against above Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
they met go Verb H6923 קִדְּמ֤וּ kid·de·mu
you not with bread bread Noun H3899 בַּלֶּ֣חֶם bal·le·chem
and with water waste Noun H4325 וּבַמַּ֔יִם u·vam·ma·yim,
in the way along Noun H1870 בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ bad·de·rech
when ye came forth after Verb H3318 בְּצֵאתְכֶ֣ם be·tze·te·chem
out of Egypt Egypt Noun H4714 מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם mim·mitz·ra·yim;
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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and because after Particle H834 וַאֲשֶׁר֩ va·'a·sher
and because they hired earn wages Verb H7936 שָׂכַ֨ר sa·char
against above Prepostion H5921 עָלֶ֜יךָ a·lei·cha
against thee Balaam Balaam Noun H1109 בִּלְעָ֣ם bil·'am
Analysis:
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the son afflicted Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
of Beor Beor Noun H1160 בְּעֹ֗ור be·'o·vr
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of Pethor Pethor Noun H6604 מִפְּתֹ֛ור mip·pe·to·vr
Analysis:
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of Mesopotamia Aham-naharaim Noun H763 נַהֲרַ֖יִם na·ha·ra·yim
Analysis:
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to curse abate Verb H7043 לְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃ le·kal·lek·ka.

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

Mesopotamia

MESOPOTAMIAmes-o-ta'-mi-a.See SYRIA.SYRIA (1)sir'-i-a (Suria (Matthew 4:24 Luke 2:2)):1. Name and Its Origin2. Other Designations3. Physical(1) The Maritime Plain(2) First MoUntain Belt(3) Second Mountain Belt(4) Great Central Valley(5) The Eastern Belt(6) Rivers(7) Nature of Soil(8) Flora(9) Fauna(10) Minerals(11) Central Position4. History(1) Canaanitic Se... View Details

Pethor

PETHORpe'-thor (pethor; Phathoura, Bathoura): The dwelling-place of Balaam, situated on "the river" (the Euphrates) (Numbers 22:5).13). This is Paradise restored. We have sure ground for the expectancy; the last two chapters of Re contain the prophetic fulfillment: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed a... View Details

People

Balaam

Balaam [N] [H] [S] lord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites ( Numbers 31:8 ; Compare 16). He resided at Pethor ( Deuteronomy 23:4 ), in Mesopotamia ( Numbers 23:7 ). It is evident that though dwelling among idolaters he had some knowledge of the true God; and was held in such reputation that it was supposed that he whom he... View Details

Beor

|a burning,| father of an Edomite king, also the father of Balaam

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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.
Hebrew Greek English Because because they met did not meet you not with bread food and with water in on the way, way when ye you came forth out of Egypt; Egypt, and because they hired against thee you Balaam the son of Beor of from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.you.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Because because they met did not meet you not with bread food and with water in on the way, way when ye you came forth out of Egypt; Egypt, and because they hired against thee you Balaam the son of Beor of from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.you.