Verse 7
Numbers 23:7
Free Bible Version
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This is the declaration that Balaam gave: “Balak brought me from Aram; the king of Moab brought me from the mountains of the east. He said, ‘Come and curse Jacob for me! Come and condemn Israel!’
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖/וֹ וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר מִן אֲ֠רָם יַנְחֵ֨/נִי בָלָ֤ק מֶֽלֶךְ מוֹאָב֙ מֵֽ/הַרְרֵי קֶ֔דֶם לְכָ/ה֙ אָֽרָ/ה לִּ֣/י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּ/לְכָ֖/ה זֹעֲמָ֥/ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And he took up a parable and said, “From Aram, Balak has brought me, the king of Moab, from the mountains of the east: ‘Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, denounce Israel.’”
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Chapter 23 Context
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Then Balaam told Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for...
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Balak did as Balaam had said, and together they offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
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Balaam said to Balak, “Wait here beside your burnt offering while I go and see if perhaps the Lord w...
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God (Elohim) met with him there, and Balaam said. “I have built seven altars and on each altar I hav...
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The Lord gave Balaam a message to share. He told him, “Go back to Balak and this is what you are to...
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So he went back to Balak, who was waiting there beside his burnt offering, along with all the Moabit...
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This is the declaration that Balaam gave: “Balak brought me from Aram; the king of Moab brought me f...
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But how can I curse what God (Elohim) has not cursed? How can I condemn what the Lord has not condem...
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For I'm looking down on them from the top of rocky crags; I'm watching them from the hills. I see a...
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Who can count Jacob's descendants? They are so many they're like dust! Who can count even a quarter...
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Then Balak complained to Balaam, “What on earth have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my...
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But Balaam replied, “Don't you think I should say precisely what the Lord tells me?”
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Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. But you'll onl...
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He took him to the field of Zophim at the top of Mount Pisgah. There he built seven altars and offer...
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15
Balaam told Balak, “Wait here beside your burnt offering while I meet the Lord over there.”
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The Lord met Balaam and gave him a message to share. He told him, “Go back to Balak and this is what...
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So he went back to Balak, who was waiting there beside his burnt offering, along with all the Moabit...
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This is the prophecy that Balaam delivered: “Stand up, Balak, and pay attention! Listen to me, son o...
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God (Elohim) isn't a human being who would lie. He's not a mere mortal who changes his mind. Does he...
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Look, I have been ordered to give a blessing. God (Elohim) has blessed, and I can't change that.
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He's not expecting anything bad will happen to Jacob; he doesn't foresee any trouble for Israel. The...
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God (Elohim) led them out of Egypt with great power, as strong as an ox.
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23
No spell can be cast against Jacob; no magic can be used against Israel. People will talk about Jaco...
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Look! The Israelites go out hunting like a lioness; they chase like a lion. They don't rest until th...
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Then Balak said to Balaam, “If you can't give them any curses then at least don't give them any bles...
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But Balaam replied, “Didn't I explain to you that I have to do whatever the Lord tells me?”
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“Please come with me and I will take you somewhere else,” Balak said. “Maybe God (Elohim) would let...
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Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which looks down on the wastelands.
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Balaam told Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me to...
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Balak did what Balaam told him, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
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