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Num 23:10 — 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!

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

can count		Gen 13:16; Gen 22:17; Gen 28:14
the dust		i.e., The posterity of Jacob, which was to be so numerous as to resemble the dust.
the fourth		Num 2:9,16,24,31
me		Heb. my soul, or, my life.
the death		Psa 37:37; Psa 116:15; Pro 14:32; Isa 57:1,2; Luk 2:29,30; 1Cr 3:21,22; 1Cr 15:53-57; 2Cr 5:1; Phl 1:21-23; 2Ti 4:6-8; 2Pe 1:13-15; Rev 14:13

Correlating Passages

can count

	Gen 13:16	And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, [then] shall thy seed also be numbered.
	Gen 22:17	That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
	Gen 28:14	And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

the fourth

	Num 2:9	All that were numbered in the camp of Judah [were] an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
	Num 2:16	All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben [were] an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
	Num 2:24	All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim [were] an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.
	Num 2:31	All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan [were] an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.

the death

	Psa 37:37	Mark the perfect [man], and behold the upright: for the end of [that] man [is] peace.
	Psa 116:15	Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of his saints.
	Pro 14:32	The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
	Isa 57:1	The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].
	Isa 57:2	He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, [each one] walking [in] his uprightness.
	Luk 2:29	Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
	Luk 2:30	For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
	1Cr 3:21	Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
	1Cr 3:22	Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
	1Cr 15:53	For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality.
	1Cr 15:54	So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
	1Cr 15:55	O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory?
	1Cr 15:56	The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law.
	1Cr 15:57	But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
	2Cr 5:1	For we know that if our earthly house of [this] tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
	Phl 1:21	For to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.
	Phl 1:22	But if I live in the flesh, this [is] the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
	Phl 1:23	For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
	2Ti 4:6	For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
	2Ti 4:7	I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith:
	2Ti 4:8	Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
	2Pe 1:13	Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance;
	2Pe 1:14	Knowing that shortly I must put off [this] my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
	2Pe 1:15	Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
	Rev 14:13	And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

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Scott, Thomas. "Numbers 23:10," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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