Numbers 23:29
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.”
28 And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.
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.
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- BSB
- Then Balaam said, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
- KJV
- And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
- WEB
- Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.”
- ASV
- And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
- DARBY
- And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
- BLB
- And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me in this [place] seven altars, and prepare for me in this [place] seven bulls and seven rams.”
- ÅB
- Da sa Bileam til Balak: Bygg syv alter for meg her og la meg få syv okser og syv værer!
- OTB
- Bileam sa: «Bygg sju altere her, og gjør i stand sju okser og sju værer til meg.»
- B1930
- Da sa Bileam til Balak: Bygg syv alter for mig her og la mig få syv okser og syv værer!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 23:1–2
Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
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