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{Numbers 22:17} For x3588 I will promote y3513 z0 thee unto very y3966 great y3513 z8763 honour, 3513 z8762 x3966 and I will do 6213 z8799 whatsoever x3605 x834 thou sayest 559 z8799 unto x413 me: come y3212 z8798 x1980 therefore, I pray thee, x4994 curse 6895 z8798 me x853 this x2088 people. 5971
I will promote:
"Therefore now¹ fleeª° thou to¹ thy place:ª I thoughtª° to promote²° thee unto great²° honour;ª° but, lo,¹ the LORDª hath kept thee backª° from honour.ª¹" {Num 24:11} + "Sevenª weeksª shalt thou numberª° unto thee: beginª° to numberª° the sevenª weeksª from [such time as] thou beginnestª°¹ [to put] the sickleª to the corn.ª" {Deu 16:9} + "And Hamanª toldª° them of¹ the gloryª of his riches,ª and the multitudeª of his children,ª and all¹ [the things] wherein¹ the kingª had promotedª° him, and how¹ he had advancedª° him above¹ the princesª and servantsª of the king.ª" {Est 5:11} + "And Harbonah,ª oneª of¹ the chamberlains,ª saidª° beforeª the king,ª Behold¹ also,¹ the gallowsª fiftyª cubitsª high,ª which¹ Hamanª had madeª° for Mordecai,ª who¹ had spokenª° goodª for¹ the king,ª standethª° in the houseª of Haman.ª Then the kingª said,ª° Hangª° him thereon.¹" {Est 7:9} + "Again,ª the¹ devilª taketh²° him² upª°¹ intoª an exceedingª highª mountain,ª andª shewethª° himª allª the¹ kingdomsª of the¹ world,ª andª the¹ gloryª of them;ª ... Andª saithª° unto him,ª Allª these thingsª will I giveª° thee,ª ifª thou wilt fall downª° and worshipª° me.ª" {Mtt 4:8-9} + "Forª whatª is a manª profited,ª° ifª he shall gainª° the¹ wholeª world,ª and²¹ loseª° his own²¹ soul?ª orª whatª shall a manª giveª° in exchangeª for his²¹ soul?ª" {Mtt 16:26}
and I will do:
"And Balakª didª° as¹ Balaamª had spoken;ª° and Balakª and Balaamª offeredª° on [every] altarª a bullockª and a ram.ª ... And Balaamª saidª° unto Balak,ª Standª° by¹ thy burnt offering,ª and I will go:²°¹ peradventure¹ the LORDª will comeª° to meetª° me: and whatsoeverª¹ he shewethª° me I will tellª° thee. And he went²°¹ to an high place.ª" {Num 23:2-3} + "And Balaamª saidª° unto¹ Balak,ª Buildª° me here¹ sevenª altars,ª and prepareª° me here¹ sevenª bullocksª and sevenª rams.ª ... And Balakª didª° as¹ Balaamª had said,ª° and offeredª° a bullockª and a ramª on [every] altar.ª" {Num 23:29-30} + "Whereuponª he promisedª° withª an oathª to giveª° herª whatsoeverª²¹ she would ask.ª°" {Mtt 14:7}
come:
"Come²°¹ now¹ therefore, I pray thee,¹ curseª° me¹ this¹ people;ª for¹ they¹ [are] too mighty² for¹¹ me: peradventure¹ I shall prevail,ª° [that] we may smiteª° them, and [that] I may drive them outª° of¹ the land:ª for¹ I wotª°¹ that he whom¹ thou blessestª° [is] blessed,ª° and he whom¹ thou cursestª° is cursed.ª°" {Num 22:6}
curse me:
An erroneous opinion prevailed, both in those days and in after ages, that some men had the power, by the help of their gods, to devote, not only particular persons, but cities and whole armies, to destruction. This they are said to have done sometimes by words of imprecation; of which there was a set form among some people, which Æschines calls διοριζομενην αραν , "the determinate curse." Macrobius has a whole chapter on this subject. He gives us two of the ancient forms used in reference to the destruction of Carthage; the first, which was only pronounced by the dictator, or general, was to call over the protecting deities to their side, and the other to devote the city to destruction, which they were supposed to have abandoned. The Romans held, that no city would be taken till its tutelary god had forsaken it; or if it could be taken, it would be unlawful, as it would be sacrilege to lead the gods into captivity. Virgil intimates, that Troy was destroyed because Excessere omnes adytis, arisque relictis dii, quibus imperium hoc steterat, "All the gods, by whose assistance the empire had hitherto been preserved, forsook their altars and temples." See more on this subject in Dr. A. Clarke, Bp. Patrick, and Burder's Oriental Customs, No. 734.

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