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Numbers 23:15

Balak

13 Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”

14 So Balak took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.”

16 And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”

17 So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked.

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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
Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.”
KJV
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
WEB
He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet God over there.”
ASV
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet [Jehovah] yonder.
DARBY
And [Balaam] said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, and I will go to meet yonder.
BLB
And he said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, and I meet [Him] over there.”
ÅB
Og Bileam sa til Balak: Bli stående her ved ditt brennoffer mens jeg går der bort for å få en åpenbaring.
OTB
Bileam sa til Balak: «Stå her ved ditt offer mens jeg møter Herren der borte.»
B1930
Og Bileam sa til Balak: Bli stående her ved ditt brennoffer mens jeg går der bort for å få en åpenbaring.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 23:3

    “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,

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  • Numbers 22:8

    “Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

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