Numbers 31:16
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
הָיָה
they were
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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פְּעוֹר
Peor
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פְּעוֹר
Peor, a mountain East of Jordan; Baal Peor, (for a deity worshipped there
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בִּלְעָם
Balaam
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בִּלְעָם
Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
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הֵן
there!
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הֵן
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
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מַעַל
unfaithfulness
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מַעַל
treachery, i.e. sin
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