Numbers 23:28
26 But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”
27 “Please come,” said Balak, “I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you curse them for me from there.”
And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.
29 Then Balaam said, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
30 So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.
- KJV
- And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
- WEB
- Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks down on the desert.
- ASV
- And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert.
- DARBY
- And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, which looks over the surface of the waste.
- BLB
- And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that overlooks toward the face of Jeshimon.
- ÅB
- Så tok Balak Bileam med opp på toppen av Peor, hvorfra en skuer ut over ørkenen.
- OTB
- Balak tok Bileam til toppen av Peor, med utsikt over ødemarken.
- B1930
- Så tok Balak Bileam med op på toppen av Peor, hvorfra en skuer ut over ørkenen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 21:20
and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.
Read in contextPsalms 106:28
They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.
Read in context