New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 23:7-18
7He tookH5375 up his 1discourseH4912 and saidH559, “From 2AramH6307 BalakH1111 has broughtH5148 me, Moab’sH4124 kingH4428 from the mountainsH2022 of the EastH6924, ‘3ComeH1980 curseH779 JacobH3290 for me, And comeH1980, denounceH2194 IsraelH3478!’84HowH4100 shall I curseH6895 whom GodH410 has not cursedH6895? And howH4100 can I denounceH2194 whom the LordH3068 has not denouncedH2194?9As I seeH7200 him from the topH7218 of the rocksH6697, And I lookH7789 at him from the hillsH1389; 5BeholdH2005, a peopleH5971 who dwellsH7931 apartH910, And will not be reckonedH2803 among the nationsH1471.106WhoH4310 can countH4487 the dustH6083 of JacobH3290, Or numberH4557 the fourthH7255 partH7255 of IsraelH3478? 7Let 8me dieH4191 the deathH4194 of the uprightH3477, 9And let my endH319 be likeH3644 his!”
11Then BalakH1111 saidH559 to BalaamH1109, “WhatH4100 have you doneH6213 to me? 10I tookH3947 you to curseH6895 my enemiesH340, but beholdH2009, you have actuallyH1288 blessedH1288 them!” 12He repliedH6030, “Must I not be carefulH8104 to speakH1696 11whatH834 the LordH3068 putsH7760 in my mouthH6310?”
13Then BalakH1111 saidH559 to him, “PleaseH4994 comeH1980 with me to anotherH312 placeH4725 from whereH834H8033 you may seeH7200 them, although you will onlyH657 seeH7200 the extremeH7097 endH7097 of them and will not seeH7200 allH3605 of them; and curseH6895 them for me from thereH8033.” 14So he tookH3947 him to the fieldH7704 of ZophimH6839, to the topH7218 of PisgahH6449, and builtH1129 sevenH7651 altarsH4196 and offeredH5927 a bullH6499 and a ramH352 on each altarH4196. 15And he saidH559 to BalakH1111, “StandH3320 hereH3541 besideH5921 your burntH5930 offeringH5930 while I myselfH595 meetH7136 the Lord overH3541 thereH3541.” 16Then the LordH3068 metH7136 BalaamH1109 and 12putH7760 a wordH1697 in his mouthH6310 and saidH559, “ReturnH7725 to BalakH1111, and thusH3541 you shall speakH1696.” 17He cameH935 to him, and beholdH2009, he was standingH5324 besideH5921 his burntH5930 offeringH5930, and the leadersH8269 of MoabH4124 with him. And BalakH1111 saidH559 to him, “WhatH4100 has the LordH3068 spokenH1696?” 18Then he tookH5375 up his 13discourseH4912 and saidH559, “AriseH6965, O BalakH1111, and hearH8085; GiveH238 earH238 to me, O sonH1121 of ZipporH6834!
Notes
- 1. Numbers 23:7 Lit parable ↩
- 2. Numbers 23:7 Num 22:5; Deut 23:4 ↩
- 3. Numbers 23:7 Num 22:6 ↩
- 4. Numbers 23:8 Num 22:12 ↩
- 5. Numbers 23:9 Deut 32:8; 33:28 ↩
- 6. Numbers 23:10 Gen 13:16; 28:14 ↩
- 7. Numbers 23:10 Is 57:1 ↩
- 8. Numbers 23:10 Lit my soul ↩
- 9. Numbers 23:10 Ps 37:37 ↩
- 10. Numbers 23:11 Neh 13:2 ↩
- 11. Numbers 23:12 Num 22:20 ↩
- 12. Numbers 23:16 Num 22:20 ↩
- 13. Numbers 23:18 Lit parable ↩
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
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