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Numbers 22:36

BalaamBalakMoabArnonMoab

34 “I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”

35 But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.

37 And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?”

38 “See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”

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BSB
When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.
KJV
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
WEB
When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.
ASV
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.
DARBY
And when Balak heard that Balaam came, he went out to meet him, to the city of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is at the extremity of the border.
BLB
And Balak heard that Balaam was coming, and he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which [is] on the border of Arnon, which [is] the boundary of the territory.
ÅB
Da Balak hørte at Bileam kom, dro han ham i møte til den by i Moab som ligger på grensen ved Arnon, ved den ytterste grense.
OTB
Da Balak hørte at Bileam nærmet seg, gikk han ut for å møte ham ved moabittenes by ved Arnon-grensen, ved kanten av sitt territorium.
B1930
Da Balak hørte at Bileam kom, drog han ham i møte til den by i Moab som ligger på grensen ved Arnon, ved den ytterste grense.

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Cross references

  • Acts 28:15

    The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.

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  • Jeremiah 48:20

    Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.

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  • Isaiah 16:2

    Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:

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  • Deuteronomy 2:24

    “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.

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  • Genesis 18:2

    And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

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  • Deuteronomy 3:8

    At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—

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  • Numbers 21:13–14

    From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.

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  • Exodus 18:7

    So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.

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