Berean Standard Bible
Numbers 23:6
6So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab.
Numbers 23:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
- New International Version (NIV)So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he returned to him, and behold, he and all the princes of Moab were standing beside his burnt offering.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So he returned to him, and there he was, standing by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Moab.
Context of Numbers 23:6
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.” 5Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.” So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab. 7And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’ 8How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?
Read all of Numbers 23Numbers 23:6 word by word
וַיָּ֣שָׁב אֵלָ֔יו וְהִנֵּ֥ה נִצָּ֖ב עַל־עֹלָת֑וֹ ה֖וּא וְכָל־שָׂרֵ֥י מוֹאָֽב׃Read the interlinear
- So he returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- to Balakאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- whoהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
- was standingנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
- thereהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- besideעַל‛al · uponH5921
- his burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
- with allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
Cross-references for Numbers 23:6
Commentaries on Numbers 23:6
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30As a diviner, Balaam carried out rituals to look for signs about the future of Israel (compare 23:23; 24:1). Balak had called him to curse Israel, but God repeatedly stopped him. These sacrifices might have related to extispicy. This was the practice of examining animal livers or other organs to predict the future. Ancient Near Eastern texts show that this fortune-telling method was common and well-developed. God had forbidden Israel from such practices…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. God met Balaam--not in compliance with his incantations, but to frustrate his wicked designs and compel him, contrary to his desires and interests, to pronounce the following benediction [Nu 23:8-10].Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Numbers 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Berean Standard Bible — © Berean Bible — CC0 / Public Domain
Commentaries