Numbers 23:29

Numbers 23:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
• New International Version (NIV)Balaam said, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Balaam said to Balak, "Build for me here seven altars and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”

Context of Numbers 23:29

27Balak said to Balaam, ‘Let me take you to a different place. Perhaps God will let you curse the Israelites from that place.’ 28Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor mountain. From there they could look over the desert. Balaam said, ‘Build seven altars here. Prepare seven bulls and seven male sheep as sacrifices.’ 30Balak did that. He offered a bull and a male sheep on each altar as sacrifices.

Numbers 23:29 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בִּלְעָם֙ אֶל־בָּלָ֔ק בְּנֵה־לִ֥י בָזֶ֖ה שִׁבְעָ֣ה מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת וְהָכֵ֥ן לִי֙ בָּזֶ֔ה שִׁבְעָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֵילִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Balaamבִּלְעָםbil‛âm · BalaamH1109
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Balakבָּלָקbâlâq · BalakH1111
• Buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• me here sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• altarsמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• and prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• bullocksפַּרpar pâr · bullockH6499
• ramsאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352

Cross-references for Numbers 23:29

• Numbers 23:1Balaam said to King Balak, ‘Build seven altars here for me. Prepare seven bulls and seven male sheep.’

Commentaries on Numbers 23:29

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-30Verses 11-30 Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A second time the curse is turned into a blessing; and this blessing is both larger and stronger than the former. Men change their minds, and break their words; but God never changes his mind, and therefore never recalls his promise. And when in Scripture he is said to repent, it does not mean any…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-30Unhappy with Balaam's blessing, Balak hoped a new location would change the outcome. Although the exact location of Mount Peor is unknown, it was probably near a worship site for Baal of Peor and the Beth-peor (compare 25:3, 5). See Deuteronomy 3:29; 34:6 for where they buried Moses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-301. Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars--Balak, being a heathen, would naturally suppose these altars were erected in honor of Baal, the patron deity of his country. It is evident, from Nu 23:4 that they were prepared for the worship of the true God; although in choosing the high places of Baal as their site and rearing a number of altars (2Ki 18:22; Is 17:8; Jr 11:13; Ho 8:11; 10:1), instead of one only, as God had appointed, Balaam blended…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 23:29

• Altar
• Peor

In the dictionaries

• Balaam
• Count
• Abel-Shittim
• Balak
• Charm
• Divination
• Genealogy
• Magic; Magician
• Moses
• Number

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