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Numbers 22:19

TemptationMoney and wealthGod's will and calling

17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.

Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.

20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, 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 unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

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  • 2 Peter 2:15

    Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

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  • 2 Peter 2:3

    And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:9–10

    But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

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  • Numbers 22:7–8

    And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

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