Verse 4

Numbers 23:4

English Revised Version

4 And God (Elohim) met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקָּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל בִּלְעָ֑ם וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗י/ו אֶת שִׁבְעַ֤ת הַֽ/מִּזְבְּחֹת֙ עָרַ֔כְתִּי וָ/אַ֛עַל פָּ֥ר וָ/אַ֖יִל בַּ/מִּזְבֵּֽחַ
English Translation
And God called to Balaam and said to him, "I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered a bull and a ram on the altar."
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Chapter 23 Context
1 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven... Focus ↗
2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. Focus ↗
3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORD will c... Focus ↗
4 And God (Elohim) met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offe...
5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. Focus ↗
6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt offering, he, and all the princes of Moab. Focus ↗
7 And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mou... Focus ↗
8 How shall I curse, whom God (Elohim) hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not d... Focus ↗
9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, it is a people that dw... Focus ↗
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the ri... Focus ↗
11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, beh... Focus ↗
12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD putteth in my mouth? Focus ↗
13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see... Focus ↗
14 And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered... Focus ↗
15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. Focus ↗
16 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt th... Focus ↗
17 And he came to him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And B... Focus ↗
18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: Focus ↗
19 God (Elohim) is not a man, that he should lie; Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath h... Focus ↗
20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it. Focus ↗
21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: The LORD his God... Focus ↗
22 God (Elohim) bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox. Focus ↗
23 Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob, Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shall it... Focus ↗
24 Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie d... Focus ↗
25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. Focus ↗
26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I... Focus ↗
27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will plea... Focus ↗
28 And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert. Focus ↗
29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven... Focus ↗
30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar. Focus ↗