Numbers 23:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whoמִ֤י
(mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
can countמָנָה֙
(ma·nah)
4487: to count, number, reckona prim. root
the dustעֲפַ֣ר
(a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
of Jacob,יַעֲקֹ֔ב
(ya·'a·kov,)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
Or numberוּמִסְפָּ֖ר
(u·mis·par)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher
the fourth partרֹ֣בַע
(ro·va)
7255: fourth partfrom the same as arba
of Israel?יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
Let me dieתָּמֹ֤ת
(ta·mot)
4191: to diea prim. root
the deathמֹ֣ות
(mo·vt)
4194: deathfrom muth
of the upright,יְשָׁרִ֔ים
(ye·sha·rim,)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
And let my endאַחֲרִיתִ֖י
(a·cha·ri·ti)
319: the after-part, endfrom achar
be likeכָּמֹֽהוּ׃
(ka·mo·hu.)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
his!" 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Who can count
manah  (maw-naw')
to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll -- appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.
the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
of Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
and the number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
of the fourth
roba`  (ro'-bah)
a quarter -- fourth participle
part of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Let me die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
the death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
of the righteous
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
and let my last
'achariyth  (akh-ar-eeth')
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity -- (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.
end be like his
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, And let my end be like his!"

King James Bible
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!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who has counted the dust of Jacob or numbered the dust clouds of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright; let the end of my life be like theirs."

International Standard Version
Who can count the dust of Jacob? Who can number the dust of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and may I end up like him."

NET Bible
Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, and let the end of my life be like theirs."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The descendants of Jacob are like specks of dust. Who can count them or number even one-fourth of the people of Israel? Let me die the death of innocent people. Let my end be like theirs."

King James 2000 Bible
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!
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