The Meaning of Numbers 23:23 Explained

Numbers 23:23

KJV: Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

YLT: For no enchantment is against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel, At the time it is said of Jacob and Israel, What hath God wrought!

Darby: For there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel. At this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

ASV: Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shalt it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

Discover Numbers 23:23

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 23:23?

MEANING: What does Numbers 23:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 23:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 23:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Surely [there is] no enchantment  against Jacob,  neither [is there] any divination  against Israel:  according to this time  it shall be said  of Jacob  and of Israel,  What hath God  wrought! 

What does Numbers 23:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 23:13-30 - No Enchantment Against Israel
Balak was surprised and disappointed. He therefore bethought himself of limiting the seer's vision, so that he might see an attenuated Israel from a height that commanded only a partial view of the camp. How often we try to see only what we want to see! How often we shut our eyes to a rival's real merits! Instead of entering into God's great thoughts we shut ourselves up in a tiny limited world. We will not acknowledge what our pride does not want to acknowledge. We are like children building sand-castles against the tide. You had better bring your mind to harmonize with God's facts than minimize or evade their truth. You are hurting yourself, but can never alter them. Take God's way and be at peace!
Let us ponder Numbers 23:21 -it is as we are in God's purpose; and Numbers 23:23 -when faced by our enemies; and Numbers 23:24 -when most convinced of our helplessness. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 23

1  Balak's sacrifices

What do the individual words in Numbers 23:23 mean?

For no [there is] sorcery against Jacob nor any divination against Israel now it must be said of Jacob and of Israel what has done Oh God
כִּ֤י לֹא־ נַ֙חַשׁ֙ בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְלֹא־ קֶ֖סֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כָּעֵ֗ת יֵאָמֵ֤ר לְיַעֲקֹב֙ וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מַה־ ! פָּ֖עַל אֵֽל

לֹא־  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
נַ֙חַשׁ֙  [there  is]  sorcery 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַחַשׁ  
Sense: divination, enchantment.
בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב  against  Jacob 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעֲקֹב  
Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
וְלֹא־  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
קֶ֖סֶם  any  divination 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶסֶם  
Sense: divination, witchcraft.
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  against  Israel 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
כָּעֵ֗ת  now 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: עֵת  
Sense: time.
יֵאָמֵ֤ר  it  must  be  said 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לְיַעֲקֹב֙  of  Jacob 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעֲקֹב  
Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  and  of  Israel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
! פָּ֖עַל  has  done 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּעַל  
Sense: to do, make.
אֵֽל  Oh  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵל 
Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.

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