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.
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Verse 9 is found in chapter 24 of Numbers. Balak attempts a third setting to obtain a word favorable to his purposes, but Balaam again pronounces a blessing. The vision describes Israel as an established and blessed people and uses images of abundance, strength, and prosperity. The unity between the end of Numbers 23 and the beginning of 24 shows that Balak’s preparations result in an increasingly explicit declaration of divine blessing upon Israel.
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Er hat sich niedergelegt wie ein Löwe und wie ein junger Löwe; wer will sich gegen ihn auflehnen? Gesegnet sei, der dich segnet, und verflucht, der dir flucht!
Se encorvará para echarse como león, Y como leona; ¿quién lo despertará? Benditos los que te bendijeren, Y malditos los que te maldijeren.
Il ploie les genoux, il se couche comme un lion, comme une lionne: Qui le fera lever? Béni soit quiconque te bénira, Et maudit soit quiconque te maudira!
Quando egli si sarà chinato, e si sarà posto a giacere come un leone, E come un gran leone, chi lo desterà? Coloro che ti benedicono saranno benedetti, E coloro che ti maledicono saranno maledetti
Encurvou-se, deitou-se como leão, e como leoa; quem o despertará? benditos os que te abençoarem, e malditos os que te amaldiçoarem.
他蹲如公獅, 臥如母獅, 誰敢惹他? 凡為你祝福的,願他蒙福; 凡詛咒你的,願他受詛咒。」
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