Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your offering while I go aside. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet with me. Whatever he reveals to me I will tell you.” Then he went off to a barren height. New Living Translation Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go to see if the LORD will respond to me. Then I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” So Balaam went alone to the top of a bare hill, English Standard Version And Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me I will tell you.” And he went to a bare height, Berean Standard Bible “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height, King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a desolate height. New American Standard Bible Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill. NASB 1995 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill. NASB 1977 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill. Legacy Standard Bible Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill. Amplified Bible Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering and I will go. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet me; and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a desolate hill. Christian Standard Bible Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone. Maybe the LORD will meet with me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” So he went to a barren hill. Holman Christian Standard Bible Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone. Maybe the LORD will meet with me. I will tell you whatever He reveals to me.” So he went to a barren hill. American Standard Version And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height. Contemporary English Version Then Balaam said, "Wait here beside your offerings, and I'll go somewhere to be alone. Maybe the LORD will appear to me. If he does, I will tell you everything he says." And he left. English Revised Version 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 a bare height. GOD'S WORD® Translation Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your burnt offering while I'm gone. Maybe the LORD will come and meet with me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me." Then Balaam went off to a higher place where there were no trees. Good News Translation Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, while I go to see whether or not the LORD will meet me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me." So he went alone to the top of a hill, International Standard Version Then Balaam instructed Balak, "Stand by your offering and leave me alone by myself. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet me. I'll tell you whatever he reveals to me." And so he went to a high place, Majority Standard Bible “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height, NET Bible Balaam said to Balak, "Station yourself by your burnt offering, and I will go off; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he reveals to me I will tell you." Then he went to a deserted height. New Heart English Bible Balaam said to Balak, "Station yourself by your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps God will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me I will tell you." And Balak went off and stationed himself by his offering, and Balaam called to God and went off to a barren height. Webster's Bible Translation And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: it may be the LORD will come to meet me: and whatever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a high place. World English Bible Balaam said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me. Whatever he shows me I will tell you.” He went to a bare height. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Balaam says to Balak, “Station yourself by your burnt-offering and I go on, it may be YHWH comes to meet me, and the thing which He shows me I have declared to you”; and he goes [to] a high place. Young's Literal Translation and Balaam saith to Balak, 'Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be Jehovah doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me -- I have declared to thee;' and he goeth to a high place. Smith's Literal Translation And Balsam will say to Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; perhaps Jehovah will come to my meeting: and the word which he will shew to me I will announce to thee. And he will go to the naked hill. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Balaam said to Balac: Stand a while by thy burnt offering, until I go, to see if perhaps the Lord will meet me, and whatsoever he shall command, I will speak to thee. Catholic Public Domain Version And Balaam said to Balak: “Stand for a little while next to your holocaust, until I go, to see if perhaps the Lord will meet with me. And whatever he will command, I shall speak to you.” New American Bible Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering while I go over there. Perhaps the LORD will meet me, and then I will tell you whatever he lets me see.” And so he went out on the barren height. New Revised Standard Version Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offerings while I go aside. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet me. Whatever he shows me I will tell you.” And he went to a bare height. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Balaam said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you. So he went away quietly. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Balaam said to Balaq: “Arise, stand with your burnt offerings and I shall go; perhaps LORD JEHOVAH shall call to meet me and the answer that He shows to me I shall show it to you”; and he went straight forward. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORD will come to meet me; and whatsoever He showeth me I will tell thee.' And he went to a bare height. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go and see if God will appear to me and meet me, and the word which he shall shew me, I will report to thee. And Balac stood by his sacrifice. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Balaam's First Oracle…2So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar. 3“Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height, 4and God met with him. “I have set up seven altars,” Balaam said, “and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”… Cross References Genesis 22:5 “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.” Exodus 24:14 And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.” 1 Samuel 9:27 As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I will reveal to you the word of God.” So the servant went on. 1 Kings 18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. 2 Kings 4:29 So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.” Isaiah 26:20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed. Jeremiah 42:7 After ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, Ezekiel 3:22 And there the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.” Daniel 10:7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves. Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. Matthew 17:1-3 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. / There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. / Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. Mark 9:2-4 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them. / His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them. / And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus. Luke 9:28-31 About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray. / And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white. / Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus. ... John 16:13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. Acts 10:9 The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. Treasury of Scripture And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatever he shows me I will tell you. And he went to an high place. Stand Numbers 23:15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. burnt Genesis 8:20 And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. Genesis 22:2,7,8,13 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of… Exodus 18:12 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God. peradventure Numbers 23:15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. Numbers 22:8,9,31-35 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… Numbers 24:1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. went to an high place. Jump to Previous Balak Bare Burnt Height High Hill Meet Offering Open Peradventure Perhaps Reveals Shews Showeth Shows Stand Station Thyself Whatever Whatsoever WordJump to Next Balak Bare Burnt Height High Hill Meet Offering Open Peradventure Perhaps Reveals Shews Showeth Shows Stand Station Thyself Whatever Whatsoever WordNumbers 23 1. Balak's sacrificesThen Balaam said to Balak This phrase introduces us to the interaction between Balaam, a non-Israelite prophet, and Balak, the king of Moab. Balaam's role is significant as he is a prophet for hire, which is unusual in the biblical narrative. His willingness to speak to Balak shows the tension between divine will and human ambition. Historically, Balaam is a complex figure, often seen as a symbol of false prophecy, yet here he is portrayed as someone who seeks divine guidance. Stay here beside your burnt offering while I am gone Perhaps the LORD will meet with me And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you So Balaam went off to a barren height Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Stayהִתְיַצֵּב֮ (hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ) Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3320: To set or station oneself, take one's stand here by עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against your burnt offering עֹלָתֶךָ֒ (‘ō·lā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering while I am gone,” וְאֵֽלְכָ֗ה (wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk Balaam בִּלְעָ֜ם (bil·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophet said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to Balak. לְבָלָ֗ק (lə·ḇā·lāq) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1111: Balak -- 'devastator', a Moabite king “Perhaps אוּלַ֞י (’ū·lay) Adverb Strong's 194: Perhaps the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will meet with me. לִקְרָאתִ֔י (liq·rā·ṯî) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way And whatever מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what He reveals to me, יַּרְאֵ֖נִי (yar·’ê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see I will tell וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי (wə·hig·gaḏ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous you.” לָ֑ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew So [Balaam] went off וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to a barren height, שֶֽׁפִי׃ (še·p̄î) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8205: Bareness, a smooth or bare height Links Numbers 23:3 NIVNumbers 23:3 NLT Numbers 23:3 ESV Numbers 23:3 NASB Numbers 23:3 KJV Numbers 23:3 BibleApps.com Numbers 23:3 Biblia Paralela Numbers 23:3 Chinese Bible Numbers 23:3 French Bible Numbers 23:3 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 23:3 Balaam said to Balak Stand by your (Nu Num.) |
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