Numbers 23:8 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 5 | How | וּמָ֣ה | h4100 |
| 1 | shall I curse | אֶקֹּ֔ב | h5344 |
| 2 | | לֹ֥א | h3808 |
| 3 | hath not cursed | קַבֹּ֖ה | h6895 |
| 4 | whom God | אֵ֑ל | h410 |
| 5 | How | וּמָ֣ה | h4100 |
| 8 | hath not defied | זָעַ֖ם | h2194 |
| 7 | | לֹ֥א | h3808 |
| 8 | hath not defied | זָעַ֖ם | h2194 |
| 9 | whom the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | h3068 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
American Standard Version (ASV)
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
How shall I curse whom ùGod hath not cursed? or how shall I denounce whom Jehovah doth not denounce?
Webster's Bible (WBT)
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
World English Bible (WEB)
How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy, whom Yahweh has not defied?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
What -- do I pierce? -- God hath not pierced! And what -- am I indignant? -- Jehovah hath not been indignant!