Numbers 23:10 “Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let…”

Numbers 23:10

Who 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!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

World English Bible

Who can count the dust of Jacob, or count the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous! Let my last end be like his!”

American Standard Version

Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his!

Geneva Bible 1599

Who can tell the dust of Iaakob, and the nomber of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last ende be like his.

Darby Translation

Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let my soul die the death of the righteous, and let my end be like his!

Young's Literal Translation

Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of upright ones, And let my last end be like his!'

Bible in Basic English

Who is able to take the measure of the dust of Jacob or the number of the thousands of Israel? May my death be the death of the upright and my last end like his!

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“can count”

Genesis 13:16 Genesis 22:17 Genesis 28:14

Genesis 13:16 · BSB

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Genesis 22:17 · BSB

I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

Genesis 28:14 · BSB

Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

“the fourth”

Numbers 2:9 Numbers 2:24 Numbers 2:31 Numbers 2:16

Numbers 2:9 · BSB

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

Numbers 2:24 · BSB

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

Numbers 2:31 · BSB

The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

Numbers 2:16 · BSB

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

“the death”

Psalm 37:37 Psalm 116:15 Revelation 14:13 2 Corinthians 5:1 2 Timothy 4:6–8 Proverbs 14:32

Psalm 37:37 · BSB

Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.

Psalm 116:15 · BSB

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

Revelation 14:13 · BSB

And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”

2 Corinthians 5:1 · BSB

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

2 Timothy 4:6–8 · BSB

For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.

Proverbs 14:32 · BSB

The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.

11Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”

Read Numbers 23