Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Balaam said, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.” New Living Translation Then Balaam said to King Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven young bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.” English Standard Version And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.” Berean Standard Bible Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.” King James Bible And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. New King James Version Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.” New American Standard Bible Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.” NASB 1995 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.” NASB 1977 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.” Legacy Standard Bible Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.” Amplified Bible Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams here.” Christian Standard Bible Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.” American Standard Version And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Balaam said to Balaq: “Build for me here seven altars and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Balaam said to Balac, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams. Contemporary English Version Balaam said to Balak, "Build seven altars here, then bring seven bulls and seven rams." Douay-Rheims Bible And Balaam said to Balac: Build me here seven altars, and prepare as many calves, and the same number of rams. English Revised Version And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. GOD'S WORD® Translation Balaam said to Balak, "Build seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me." Good News Translation He said to Balak, "Build seven altars here for me, and bring me seven bulls and seven rams." International Standard Version Balaam told Balak, "Build for me here seven altars and prepare here for me seven bulls and seven rams." JPS Tanakh 1917 And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.' Literal Standard Version And Balaam says to Balak, “Build seven altars for me in this [place], and prepare seven bullocks and seven rams for me in this [place].” Majority Standard Bible Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.” New American Bible Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and here prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.” NET Bible Balaam said to Balak, "Build me seven altars here, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams." New Revised Standard Version Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.” New Heart English Bible Balaam said to Balak, "Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bulls and seven rams." Webster's Bible Translation And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. World English Bible Balaam said to Balak, “Build here seven altars for me, and prepare here seven bulls and seven rams for me.” Young's Literal Translation And Balaam saith unto Balak, 'Build for me in this place seven altars, and make ready for me in this place seven bullocks and seven rams.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Balaam's First Oracle1Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.” 2So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.… Cross References Numbers 22:41 The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people. Numbers 23:2 So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar. 1 Chronicles 15:26 And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. Job 42:8 So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has." Ezekiel 45:23 Each day during the seven days of the feast, he shall provide seven bulls and seven rams without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD, along with a male goat for a sin offering. Treasury of Scripture And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. build me Numbers 23:29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. Ezekiel 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. Jude 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. seven altars Exodus 20:24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. Exodus 27:1 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. 1 Samuel 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. seven oxen Numbers 29:32 And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish: 1 Chronicles 15:26 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. 2 Chronicles 29:21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD. Jump to Previous Altars Balak Build Bullocks Bulls Male Oxen Prepare Provide Rams Ready Seven SheepJump to Next Altars Balak Build Bullocks Bulls Male Oxen Prepare Provide Rams Ready Seven SheepNumbers 23 1. Balak's sacrificesXXIII. (1) Build me here seven altars.--The patriarchs of old, as their pious descendants after the giving of the Law, never erected more than one altar in one place. A plurality of altars was the badge of idolatry. Hengsten-berg adduces several instances in proof that the ancients were accustomed to have recourse to sacrifice and conjuration in order to avert calamity and produce prosperity. (History of Balaam and his Prophecies, p. 392.) The number seven was regarded as significant among the Greeks and Romans, as well as among the Israelites. Chapter 23:1. - Build me here seven altars. According to the common opinion of the heathen, it was necessary to propitiate with sacrifices the God with whom they had to do, and if possible to secure his favourable consideration on their side. The number seven was especially connected with the revelation of the tree God, the Creator of the world, and was probably observed here for this reason. The sacrifices were offered no doubt to Jehovah.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Balaamבִּלְעָם֙ (bil·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophet said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Balak, בָּלָ֔ק (bā·lāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1111: Balak -- 'devastator', a Moabite king “Build בְּנֵה־ (bə·nêh-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build me לִ֥י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew seven שִׁבְעָ֣ה (šiḇ·‘āh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number altars מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת (miz·bə·ḥōṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4196: An altar here, בָזֶ֖ה (ḇā·zeh) Preposition-b | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that and prepare וְהָכֵ֥ן (wə·hā·ḵên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3559: To be erect for me לִי֙ (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew seven שִׁבְעָ֥ה (šiḇ·‘āh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number bulls פָרִ֖ים (p̄ā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6499: Young bull, steer and seven וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה (wə·šiḇ·‘āh) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number rams.” אֵילִֽים׃ (’ê·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree Links Numbers 23:1 NIVNumbers 23:1 NLT Numbers 23:1 ESV Numbers 23:1 NASB Numbers 23:1 KJV Numbers 23:1 BibleApps.com Numbers 23:1 Biblia Paralela Numbers 23:1 Chinese Bible Numbers 23:1 French Bible Numbers 23:1 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 23:1 Balaam said to Balak Build me here (Nu Num.) |
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