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Numbers 23:15

Balak

13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.

16 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?

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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)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 23:3

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.

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  • Numbers 22:8

    And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

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