Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then he spoke his message: “Arise, Balak, and listen; hear me, son of Zippor. New Living Translation This was the message Balaam delivered: “Rise up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor. English Standard Version And Balaam took up his discourse and said, “Rise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, O son of Zippor: Berean Standard Bible Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor. King James Bible And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: New King James Version Then he took up his oracle and said: “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, son of Zippor! New American Standard Bible Then he took up his discourse and said, “Arise, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor! NASB 1995 Then he took up his discourse and said, “Arise, O Balak, and hear; Give ear to me, O son of Zippor! NASB 1977 Then he took up his discourse and said, “Arise, O Balak, and hear; Give ear to me, O son of Zippor! Legacy Standard Bible Then he took up his discourse and said, “Arise, O Balak, and hear; Give ear to me, O son of Zippor! Amplified Bible Balaam took up his [second] discourse (oracle) and said: “Rise up, O Balak, and hear; Listen [closely] to me, son of Zippor. Christian Standard Bible Balaam proclaimed his poem: Balak, get up and listen; son of Zippor, pay attention to what I say! Holman Christian Standard Bible Balaam proclaimed his poem: Balak, get up and listen; son of Zippor, pay attention to what I say! American Standard Version And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he lifted up his proverb and said, “Arise, Balaq and hear, and give ear to my testimony, son of Tsephor. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he took up his parable, and said, rise up, Balac, and hear; hearken as a witness, thou son of Sepphor. Contemporary English Version Balaam answered: "Pay close attention to my words-- Douay-Rheims Bible But he taking up his parable, said: Stand, O Balac, and give ear: hear, thou son of Sephor: English Revised Version And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Balaam delivered this message: "Stand up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor! Good News Translation and Balaam uttered this prophecy: "Come, Balak son of Zippor, And listen to what I have to say. International Standard Version In response, Balaam uttered this prophetic statement: "Stand up, Balak, and pay attention! Listen to me, you son of Zippor! JPS Tanakh 1917 And he took up his parable, and said: Arise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, thou son of Zippor: Literal Standard Version And he takes up his allegory and says: “Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear to me, son of Zippor! Majority Standard Bible Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor. New American Bible Balaam recited his poem: Rise, Balak, and listen; give ear to my testimony, son of Zippor! NET Bible Balaam uttered his oracle, and said, "Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor: New Revised Standard Version Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying: “Rise, Balak, and hear; listen to me, O son of Zippor: New Heart English Bible He took up his parable, and said, "Rise up, Balak, and hear. Listen to me, you son of Zippor. Webster's Bible Translation And he took up his parable, and said, Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, thou son of Zippor: World English Bible He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor. Young's Literal Translation And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Balaam's Second Oracle…17So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked. 18Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor. 19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?… Cross References Numbers 23:17 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. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? Treasury of Scripture And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, you son of Zippor: rise up Judges 3:20 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. Jump to Previous Arise Attention Balaam Balak Discourse Ear Hear Hearken Oracle Parable Rise Uttered Words ZipporJump to Next Arise Attention Balaam Balak Discourse Ear Hear Hearken Oracle Parable Rise Uttered Words ZipporNumbers 23 1. Balak's sacrificesParallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Balaam lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥א (way·yiś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take an oracle, מְשָׁל֖וֹ (mə·šā·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a simile saying: וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Arise, ק֤וּם (qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand O Balak, בָּלָק֙ (bā·lāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1111: Balak -- 'devastator', a Moabite king and listen; וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע (ū·šă·mā‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently give הַאֲזִ֥ינָה (ha·’ă·zî·nāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 238: To broaden out the ear, to listen ear to me, עָדַ֖י (‘ā·ḏay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while O son בְּנ֥וֹ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son of Zippor. צִפֹּֽר׃ (ṣip·pōr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6834: Zippor -- 'bird', father of Balak Links Numbers 23:18 NIVNumbers 23:18 NLT Numbers 23:18 ESV Numbers 23:18 NASB Numbers 23:18 KJV Numbers 23:18 BibleApps.com Numbers 23:18 Biblia Paralela Numbers 23:18 Chinese Bible Numbers 23:18 French Bible Numbers 23:18 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 23:18 He took up his parable and said (Nu Num.) |