King James Version
Numbers 24:25 in the King James Version says “And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.”
Numbers 24:25 · KJV
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“rose up”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“also went”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“and returned”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“to his place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“also went”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“his way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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