Revised Webster's Bible
Numbers 23:27
27And Balak said to Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee to another place; perhaps it will please God that thou mayest from there curse them for me.
Numbers 23:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Balak said to Balaam, “Come, let me take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me from there.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Balak said to Balaam, "Come now, I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.”
Context of Numbers 23:27
25And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 26But Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do? And Balak said to Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee to another place; perhaps it will please God that thou mayest from there curse them for me. 28And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. 29And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bulls and seven rams.
Read all of Numbers 23Numbers 23:27 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָק֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם לְכָה־נָּא֙ אֶקָּ֣חֲךָ֔ אֶל־מָק֖וֹם אַחֵ֑ר אוּלַ֤י יִישַׁר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְקַבֹּ֥תוֹ לִ֖י מִשָּֽׁם׃Read the interlinear
- Balakבָּלָקbâlâq · BalakH1111
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Balaamבִּלְעָםbil‛âm · BalaamH1109
- Comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- bringלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- pleaseיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474
- pleaseעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- curseקָבַבqâbab · to curseH6895
Cross-references for Numbers 23:27
- Numbers 23:13And Balak said to him, Come, I pray thee, with me to another place, from which thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and from there curse them for me.
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
- Job 23:13But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
- Proverbs 19:21There aremany devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
- Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
- Isaiah 14:27For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall frustrate it ? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
- Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
- Malachi 3:6For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
- Romans 11:29For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Commentaries on Numbers 23:27
- 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
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
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