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Numbers 22:19

TemptationMoney and wealthGod's will and calling

17 for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”

18 But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.

So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”

20 That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”

21 So in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”
KJV
Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.
WEB
Now therefore please stay here tonight as well, that I may know what else the LORD will speak to me.”
ASV
Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what Jehovah will speak unto me more.
DARBY
And now, I pray you, abide ye also here this night, and I shall know what Jehovah will say to me further.
BLB
And now stay, please, in this [place] you⁺ also tonight, that I may know what more YHWH will speak to me.”
ÅB
Men bli nå også dere her inatt, for at jeg kan få vite hva mere Herren har å si meg.
OTB
Nå, vær så snill å bli her i natt også, så jeg kan finne ut hva annet Herren vil si meg.»
B1930
Men bli nu også I her inatt, forat jeg kan få vite hvad mere Herren har å si mig.

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Cross references

  • Jude 1:11

    Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

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  • 2 Peter 2:15

    They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

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  • 2 Peter 2:3

    In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:9–10

    Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

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  • Numbers 22:7–8

    The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.

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