Numbers

Numbers 23:10

¹⁰Who can count the dust of Jacob

or number even a fourth of Israel?

Let me die the death of the righteous;

let my end be like theirs!”

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִ֤י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
can count	מָנָה֙	mā·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign
the dust	עֲפַ֣ר	‘ă·p̄ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
or number	וּמִסְפָּ֖ר	ū·mis·pār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale
a fourth	רֹ֣בַע	rō·ḇa‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7255 fourth part
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Let me	נַפְשִׁי֙	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
die	תָּמֹ֤ת	tā·mōṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H4191 die
the death	מ֣וֹת	mō·wṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4194 death
of the righteous	יְשָׁרִ֔ים	yə·šā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3477 straight, right
let my end	אַחֲרִיתִ֖י	’a·ḥă·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H319 after-part, end
be	וּתְהִ֥י	ū·ṯə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like theirs	כָּמֹֽהוּ׃	kā·mō·hū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H3644 like, as, when

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 37:37 · Genesis 13:16 · Psalm 116:15 · Revelation 14:13 · 2 Corinthians 5:1 · Isaiah 57:1–2 · 2 Timothy 4:6–8 · Genesis 22:17 · Proverbs 14:32 · Numbers 2:24 · Numbers 2:9 · Numbers 2:31

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.