Numbers 23
Revised Version 1895
1And BalaamH1109 saidH559 unto BalakH1111, BuildH1129 meH413 hereH2088 sevenH7651 altarsH4196, and prepareH3559 meH413 hereH2088 sevenH7651 bullocks and sevenH7651 ramsH352. 2And BalakH1111 didH6213 as BalaamH1109 had spokenH1696; and BalakH1111 and BalaamH1109 offeredH5927 on every altarH4196 a bullock and a ramH352. 3And BalaamH1109 saidH559 unto BalakH1111, StandH3320 by thy burntH5930 offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORDH3068 will comeH7136 to meetH7125 meH5046: and whatsoever he sheweth meH5046 I will tellH5046 thee. And he wentH7125 to a bareH8205 height. 4And GodH430 metH7136 BalaamH1109: and he saidH559 unto him, I have prepared the sevenH7651 altarsH4196, and I have offeredH5927 upH5927 a bullock and a ramH352 on every altarH4196. 5And the LORDH3068 putH7760 a wordH1697 in Balaam’sH1109 mouthH6310, and saidH559, ReturnH7725 unto BalakH1111, and thusH3541 thou shalt speakH1696. 6And he returnedH7725 unto him, and, loH2009, he stoodH5324 by his burntH5930 offering, he, and allH3605 the princesH8269 of MoabH4124. 7And he tookH5375 upH5375 his parableH4912, and saidH559, From AramH758 hath BalakH1111 broughtH5375 meH4480, The kingH4428 of MoabH4124 from the mountainsH2042 of the EastH6924: Come, curseH779 meH4480 JacobH3290, And come, defy IsraelH3478. 8HowH4100 shall I curseH6895, whomH6895 GodH410 hath notH3808 cursedH6895? And howH4100 shall I defy, whomH6895 the LORDH3068 hath notH3808 defied? 9For from the topH7218 of the rocksH6697 I seeH7200 him, And from the hillsH1389 I beholdH2005 him: LoH2005, it is a peopleH5971 that dwellH7931 aloneH910, And shall notH3808 be reckonedH2803 among the nationsH1471. 10Who canH4310 countH4487 the dustH6083 of JacobH3290, Or numberH4557 the fourthH7255 partH319 of IsraelH3478? LetH1961 meH5315 dieH4191 the deathH4191 of the righteous, And letH1961 my lastH319 endH319 be like his! 11And BalakH1111 saidH559 unto BalaamH1109, WhatH4100 hast thou doneH6213 unto meH413? I tookH3947 thee to curseH6895 mine enemiesH341, and, beholdH2009, thou hast blessedH1288 them altogether. 12And he answeredH559 and saidH559, MustH853 I notH3808 takeH8104 heedH8104 to speakH1696 that whichH834 the LORDH3068 putteth in my mouthH6310? 13And BalakH1111 saidH559 unto him, Come, I pray thee, with meH413 unto anotherH312 placeH4725, from whence thou mayest seeH7200 them; thou shalt seeH7200 but the utmost part of them, and shalt notH3808 seeH7200 them allH3605: and curseH6895 meH413 them from thence. 14And he tookH3947 him intoH413 the fieldH7704 of ZophimH6839, to the topH7218 of PisgahH6449, and builtH1129 sevenH7651 altarsH4196, and offeredH5927 upH5927 a bullock and a ramH352 on everyH7218 altarH4196. 15And he saidH559 unto BalakH1111, StandH3320 hereH3541 by thy burntH5930 offering, whileH5921 I meetH7136 the LORD yonder. 16And the LORDH3068 metH7136 BalaamH1109, and putH7760 a wordH1697 in his mouthH6310, and saidH559, ReturnH7725 unto BalakH1111, and thusH3541 shalt thou speakH1696. 17And he cameH935 to him, and, loH2009, he stoodH5324 by his burntH5930 offering, and the princesH8269 of MoabH4124 with him. And BalakH1111 saidH559 unto him, WhatH4100 hath the LORDH3068 spokenH1696? 18And he tookH5375 upH6965 his parableH4912, and saidH559, RiseH6965 upH6965, BalakH1111, and hearH8085; Hearken unto meH1121, thou sonH1121 of ZipporH6834: 19GodH410 is notH3808 a manH376, that he should lieH3576; NeitherH3808 the sonH1121 of manH376, that he should repentH5162: Hath he saidH559, and shall he notH3808 doH6213 it? Or hath he spokenH1696, and shall he notH3808 makeH6213 it goodH6965? 20BeholdH2009, I have receivedH3947 commandment to blessH1288: And he hath blessedH1288, and I cannotH3808 reverseH7725 it. 21He hath notH3808 beheldH5027 iniquityH205 in JacobH3290, NeitherH3808 hath he seenH7200 perverseness in IsraelH3478: The LORDH3068 his GodH430 is with him, And the shoutH8643 of a kingH4428 is among them. 22GodH410 bringeth them forthH3318 outH3318 of EgyptH4714; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox. 23SurelyH3588 there is noH3808 enchantment with JacobH3290, NeitherH3808 is there anyH3588 divinationH7081 with IsraelH3478: NowH3588 shall it be saidH559 of JacobH3290 and of IsraelH3478, WhatH4100 hath GodH410 wroughtH6466! 24BeholdH2005, the peopleH5971 riseth upH6965 as a lionessH3833, And as a lionH738 doth he liftH5375 himselfH8354 upH6965: He shall notH3808 lieH7901 downH7901 untilH5704 he eatH398 of the preyH2964, And drinkH8354 the bloodH1818 of the slainH2491. 25And BalakH1111 saidH559 unto BalaamH1109, NeitherH3808 curseH6895 them at allH6895, norH3808 blessH1288 them at allH6895. 26But BalaamH1109 answeredH559 and saidH559 unto BalakH1111, ToldH559 notH3808 I thee, sayingH559, AllH3605 that the LORDH3068 speaketh, that I mustH853 doH6213? 27And BalakH1111 saidH559 unto BalaamH1109, ComeH4994 nowH4994, I will takeH3947 thee unto anotherH312 placeH4725; peradventure it will pleaseH4994 GodH430 that thou mayest curseH6895 meH413 them from thence. 28And BalakH1111 tookH3947 BalaamH1109 unto the topH7218 of PeorH6465, that looketh downH8259 uponH5921 the desertH3452. 29And BalaamH1109 saidH559 unto BalakH1111, BuildH1129 meH413 hereH2088 sevenH7651 altarsH4196, and prepareH3559 meH413 hereH2088 sevenH7651 bullocks and sevenH7651 ramsH352. 30And BalakH1111 didH6213 as BalaamH1109 had saidH559, and offeredH5927 upH5927 a bullock and a ramH352 on every altarH4196.
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
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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