Verse List for NUM 23:10

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OET (OET-RV) Who can count the dust that Yakov leaves behind? ⇔ ≈ Who can even count a quarter of the Israelis? ⇔ Let me die like those honourable people, ⇔ ≈ and let my end be like theirs.”

OET-LV Who has _he _counted the _dust _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ and_a _number DOM the _fourth _part _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) self _of_my let _it _die the_death _of upright_people and_let _it _be end _of_my like_his.

ULT Who has counted the dust of Jacob, ⇔  or a number, the fourth of Israel? ⇔ May my soul die a death of upright ones, ⇔  and may my end be like his!

UST There are too many Israelites to count, ⇔  even if someone tried to count just one quarter of them! ⇔ I wish that, when I die, I will be like ⇔  one of these people who have done what is right.”

BSB & MSB 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!”

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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!”

NET 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.”

LSV Who has 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!”

FBV Who can count Jacob's descendants? They are so many they're like dust! Who can count even a quarter of the Israelites?
¶  I would like to die as a good person dies! Let the end of my life be like their end!”

T4T ◄Who can count the descendants of Jacob; they are as numerous as particles of ◄dust/dirt►?/No one can count the descendants of Jacob; they are as numerous as particles of ◄dust/dirt►!► [RHQ] ⇔ ◄Who can count even a quarter of the Israeli people?/No one can count even a quarter of the Israeli people!► [RHQ] ⇔ I wish/hope that I will die like righteous people die; ⇔  I hope that I will die peacefully like they will die.”

LEB • Who can count the dust of Jacob,
• or as a number the fourth part of Israel?
• Let my life die the death of an upright person,
• and let my end be like his!”

BBE 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!

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, or numbered the stock of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let mine end be like his!

ASV 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!

DRA Who can count the dust of Jacob, and know the number of the stock of Israel? Let my soul die the death of the just, and my last end be like to them.

YLT 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!'

Drby 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!

RV 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!

SLT Who divided out the dust of Jacob and who numbered the fourth of Israel? My soul shall die the death of the just, and my latter state shall be as his.

Wbstr 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!

KJB-1769 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![fn]

KJB-1611 Who can count the dust of Iacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let [fn]mee die the death of the righteous, & let my last end be like his.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps Who can tell the dust of Iacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? I pray God that my soule may dye the death of the righteous, and that my last ende may be like his.
(Who can tell the dust of Yacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? I pray God that my soul may dye the death of the righteous, and that my last end may be like his.)

Gnva 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.
(Who can tell the dust of Yacob, 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.)

Cvdl Who can tell the dust of Iacob, & the nombre of the fourth parte of Israel? My soule die ye death of ye righteous, and my ende be as the ende of these.
(Who can tell the dust of Yacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? My soul die ye/you_all death of ye/you_all righteous, and my end be as the end of these.)

Wycl Who may noumbre the dust, that is, kynrede, of Jacob, and knowe the noumbre of the generacioun of Israel? My lijf die in the deeth of iust men, and my laste thingis be maad lijk hem!
(Who may number the dust, that is, kindred, of Yacob, and know the number of the generation of Israel? My life die in the death of just men, and my last things be made like hem!)

Luth Wer kann zählen den Staub Jakobs und die Zahl des vierten Teils Israels? Meine SeeLE müsse sterben des Todes der Gerechten, und mein Ende werde wie dieser Ende!
(Who can to_count the dust Yakob’s and the number the fourth part/portions Israel’s? My soul must die the death the/of_the righteous_(ones), and my end(n) become as/like this end(n)!)

ClVg Quis dinumerare possit pulverem Jacob, et nosse numerum stirpis Israël? Moriatur anima mea morte justorum, et fiant novissima mea horum similia.][fn]
(Who to_enumerate can dust Yacob, and to_know the_number stirpis Israel? Moriatur the_soul my death of_the_righteous, and be_done latest my of_these similar.])

UHB מִ֤י מָנָה֙ עֲפַ֣ר יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּ⁠מִסְפָּ֖ר אֶת־רֹ֣בַע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל תָּמֹ֤ת נַפְשִׁ⁠י֙ מ֣וֹת יְשָׁרִ֔ים וּ⁠תְהִ֥י אַחֲרִיתִ֖⁠י כָּמֹֽ⁠הוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Τίς ἐξηκριβάσατο τὸ σπέρμα Ἰακὼβ, καὶ τίς ἐξαριθμήσεται δήμους Ἰσραήλ; ἀποθάνοι ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν ψυχαῖς δικαίων, καὶ γένοιτο τὸ σπέρμα μου ὡς τὸ σπέρμα τούτων.

BrTr Who has exactly calculated the seed of Jacob, and who shall number the families of Israel? let my soul die with the souls of the righteous, and let my seed be as their seed.