NASB — Numbers 23 — KJV

The Prophecies of Balaam

1 Then Balaam° said° to Balak°, “Build° seven° altars° for me here°, and prepare° seven° bulls° and seven° rams° for me here°.” 2 Balak° did° just° as Balaam° had spoken°, and Balak° and Balaam° offered° up a bull° and a ram° on each altar°. 3 Then Balaam° said° to Balak°, “Stand° beside° your burnt° offering°, and I will go°; perhaps° the LORD° will come° to meet° me, and whatever°° He shows° me I will tell° you.” So he went° to a bare° hill°.

4 ¶ Now God° met° Balaam°, and he said° to Him, “I have set° up the seven° altars°, and I have offered° up a bull° and a ram° on each altar°.” 5 Then the LORD° aput° a word° in Balaam’s° mouth° and said°, “Return° to Balak°, and you shall speak° thus°.” 6 So he returned° to him, and behold°, he was standing° beside° his burnt° offering°, he and all° the leaders° of Moab°. 7 He took° up his Idiscourse° and said°,
  “From aAram° Balak° has brought° me,
  Moab’s° king° from the mountains° of the East°,
  ‘bCome° curse° Jacob° for me,
  And come°, denounce° Israel°!’
  8aHow° shall I curse° whom God° has not cursed°?
  And how° can I denounce° whom the LORD° has not denounced°?
  9 “As I see° him from the top° of the rocks°,
  And I look° at him from the hills°;
  aBehold°, a people° [who] dwells° apart°,
  And will not be reckoned° among the nations°.
  10aWho° can count° the dust° of Jacob°,
  Or number° the fourth° part° of Israel°?
  bLet Ime die° the death° of the upright°,
  cAnd let my end° be like° his!”

[5] aNu 22:20; Dt 18:18; Jr 1:9
[7] ILit parable aNu 22:5; Dt 23:4 bNu 22:6
[8] aNu 22:12
[9] aDt 32:8; 33:28
[10] ILit my soul aGn 13:16; 28:14 bIs 57:1 cPs 37:37

11 ¶ Then Balak° said° to Balaam°, “What° have you done° to me? aI took° you to curse° my enemies°, but behold°, you have actually° blessed° them!” 12 He replied°, “Must I not be careful° to speak° awhat° the LORD° puts° in my mouth°?”

[11] aNe 13:2
[12] aNu 22:20

13 ¶ Then Balak° said° to him, “Please° come° with me to another° place° from where°° you may see° them, although you will only° see° the extreme° end° of them and will not see° all° of them; and curse° them for me from there°.” 14 So he took° him to the field° of Zophim°, to the top° of Pisgah°, and built° seven° altars° and offered° a bull° and a ram° on [each] altar°. 15 And he said° to Balak°, “Stand° here° beside° your burnt° offering° while I myself° meet° [the LORD] over° there°.” 16 Then the LORD° met° Balaam° and aput° a word° in his mouth° and said°, “Return° to Balak°, and thus° you shall speak°.” 17 He came° to him, and behold°, he was standing° beside° his burnt° offering°, and the leaders° of Moab° with him. And Balak° said° to him, “What° has the LORD° spoken°?” 18 Then he took° up his Idiscourse° and said°,
  “Arise°, O Balak°, and hear°;
  Give° ear° to me, O son° of Zippor°!
  19aGod° is not a man°, that He should lie°,
  Nor° a son° of man°, that He should repent°;
  bHas He said°, and will He not do° it?
  Or has He spoken°, and will He not make° it good°?
  20 “Behold°, I have received° [a command] to bless°;
  aWhen He has blessed°, then bI cannot° revoke° it.
  21aHe has not observed° Imisfortune° in Jacob°;
  bNor° has He seen° trouble° in Israel°;
  cThe LORD° his God° is with him,
  dAnd the shout° of a king° is among them.
  22aGod° brings° them out of Egypt°,
  He is for them like the bhorns° of the wild° ox°.
  23aFor there is no° omen° against Jacob°,
  Nor° is there any divination° against Israel°;
  At the proper time° it shall be said° to Jacob°
  And to Israel°, what° God° has done°!
  24aBehold°, a people° rises° like a lioness°,
  And as a lion° it lifts° itself;
  It will not lie° down° until° it devours° the prey°,
  And drinks° the blood° of the slain°.”

[16] aNu 22:20
[18] ILit parable
[19] a1S 15:29 bIs 40:8; 55:11
[20] aGn 12:2; 22:17; Nu 22:12 bIs 43:13
[21] IOr iniquity aNu 14:18, 19, 34; Ps 32:2, 5 bDt 9:24; 32:5; Jr 50:20 cEx 3:12; Dt 31:23 dDt 33:5; Ps 89:15-18
[22] aNu 24:8 bDt 33:17
[23] aNu 22:7; 24:1; Jsh 13:22
[24] aGn 49:9; Na 2:11, 12

25 ¶ Then Balak° said° to Balaam°, “Do not curse° them at all° nor° bless° them at all°!” 26 But Balaam° replied° to Balak°, “Did I not tell° you, ‘IaWhatever°° the LORD° speaks°, that I must do°’?”

[26] ILit saying, Whatever aNu 22:18

27 ¶ Then Balak° said° to Balaam°, “Please° come°, I will take° you to another° place°; perhaps° it will be Iagreeable° with God° that you curse° them for me from there°.” 28 So Balak° took° Balaam° to the top° of Peor° which overlooks°°° the Iwasteland°. 29 Balaam° said° to Balak°, “Build° seven° altars° for me here° and prepare° seven° bulls° and seven° rams° for me here°.” 30 Balak° did° just° as Balaam° had said°, and offered° up a bull° and a ram° on [each] altar°.

[27] ILit right in the sight of God
[28] IOr Jeshimon


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Balak's sacrifice.

1 ¶ And Balaamº saidºª unto² Balak,º Buildºª me here² sevenº altars,º and prepareºª me here² sevenº oxenº and sevenº rams.º 2 And Balakº didºª as² Balaamº had spoken;ºª and Balakº and Balaamº offeredºª on [every] altarº a bullockº and a ram.º 3 And Balaamº saidºª unto Balak,º Standºª by² thy burnt offering,º and I will go:¹ª² peradventure² the LORDº will comeºª to meetºª me: and whatsoeverº² he shewethºª me I will tellºª thee. And he went¹ª² to an high place.º 4 And Godº metºª² Balaam:º and he saidºª unto² him, I have preparedºª² sevenº altars,º and I have offeredºª upon [every] altarº a bullockº and a ram.º 5 And the LORDº putºª a wordº in Balaam'sº mouth,º and said,ºª Returnºª unto² Balak,º and thus² thou shalt speak.ºª 6 And he returnedºª unto² him, and, lo,² he stoodºª by² his burnt sacrifice,º he,² and all² the princesº of Moab.º

[1] Ex 20:24; 27:1; Nu 23:29; 29:32; 1S 15:22; 2K 18:22; 1Ch 15:26; 2Ch 29:21; Jb 42:8; Ps 50:8; Pv 15:8; Is 1:11; Ezk 33:31; 45:23; Mt 23:14; Jde 1:11.
[2] Nu 23:14, 30.
[3] Gn 8:20; 22:2, 7, 13; Ex 18:12; Lv 1:1; Nu 22:8, 31; 23:15; 24:1.
[4] Nu 22:9, 20; 23:1, 16; Is 58:3; Mt 20:12; Lk 18:12; Jn 16:2; Ro 3:27; Ep 2:9.
[5] Nu 22:35; 23:16; Dt 18:18; Pv 16:1, 9; Is 51:16; 59:21; Jr 1:9; Lk 12:12; Jn 11:51.
[6] Nu 23:3.

Balaam's parables.

7 And he took upºª his parable,º and said,ºª Balakº the kingº of Moabº hath broughtºª me from² Aram,º out of the mountainsº² of the east,º [saying], Come,¹ª² curseºª me Jacob,º and come,¹ª² defyºª Israel.º 8 Howº shall I curse,¹ª² whom Godº hath not² cursed?ºª or how² shall I defy,ºª [whom] the LORDº hath not² defied?ºª 9 For² from the topº² of the rocksº I seeºª him, and from the hillsº² I beholdºª him: lo,² the peopleº shall dwellºª alone,º and shall not² be reckonedºª among the nations.º 10 Who² can countºª the dustº of Jacob,º and the numberº of² the fourthº [part] of Israel?º Let me² dieºª¹ the deathº of the righteous,º and let my last¹ end² be² like his!² 11 And Balakº saidºª unto² Balaam,º What² hast thou doneºª unto me? I tookºª thee to curseºª mine enemies,ºª and, behold,² thou hast blessed¹ª [them] altogether.ºª 12 And he answeredºª and said,ºª Must I not² take heedºª to speakºª that² which² the LORDº hath putºª in my mouth?º

[7] Gn 10:22; 28:2, 7; Nu 22:5, 6, 11, 17; 23:18; 24:2, 3, 15, 23; Dt 23:4; 1S 17:10, 25, 36, 45; 2S 21:21; 23:9; Jb 27:1; 29:1; Ps 78:2; Pv 26:2; Ezk 17:2; 20:49; Mi 2:4; Hab 2:6; Mt 13:33, 35; Mk 12:12.
[8] Nu 23:20, 23; Is 44:25; 47:12.
[9] Ex 19:5; 33:16; Dt 32:8; 33:28; Ezr 9:2; Es 3:8; Jr 46:28; Am 9:9; Ro 15:8; 2Co 6:17; Ep 2:12; Tit 2:14; 1P 2:9.
[10] Gn 13:16; 22:17; 28:14; Nu 2:9, 16, 24, 31; Ps 37:37; 116:15; Pv 14:32; Is 57:1; Lk 2:29; 1Co 3:21; 15:53; 2Co 5:1; Php 1:21; 2Ti 4:6; 2P 1:13; Rv 14:13.
[11] Nu 22:11, 17; 23:7; 24:10; Ps 109:17.
[12] Nu 22:38; 23:20, 26; 24:13; Pv 26:25; Ro 16:18; Tit 1:16.

Balak's sacrifice.

13 And Balakº saidºª unto² him, Come,¹ª² I pray thee,² with² me unto² anotherº place,º from whence²²² thou mayest seeºª them: thou shalt seeºª butº the utmost¹ part² of them, and shalt not² seeºª them all:² and curseºª me them from thence.²²

[13] Nu 22:41; Jsh 24:9; 1K 20:23, 28; Ps 109:17; Mi 6:5; Jm 3:9.

14 ¶ And he broughtºª him into the fieldº of Zophim,ºª¹ª to² the topº of Pisgah,º and builtºª sevenº altars,º and offeredºª a bullockº and a ramº on [every] altar.º 15 And he saidºª unto² Balak,º Standºª hereº by² thy burnt offering,º while I² meetºª [the LORD] yonder.º 16 And the LORDº metºª² Balaam,º and putºª a wordº in his mouth,º and said,ºª Go againºª unto² Balak,º and sayºª thus.² 17 And when he cameºª to² him, behold,² he stoodºª by² his burnt offering,º and the princesº of Moabº with² him. And Balakº saidºª unto him, What² hath the LORDº spoken?ºª

[14] Nu 21:20; 23:1, 29; Dt 3:27; 4:49; 34:1; Is 1:10; 46:6; Ho 12:11.
[15] Nu 22:8; 23:3.
[16] Nu 22:35; 23:5; 24:1.
[17] Nu 23:26; 1S 3:17; Jr 37:17.

Balaam's parables.

18 And he took upºª his parable,º and said,ºª Rise up,ºª Balak,º and hear;ºª hearkenºª unto² me, thou sonº of Zippor:º 19 Godº [is] not² a man,º that he should lie;ºª neither the sonº of man,º that he should repent:ºª hath he² said,ºª and shall he not² doºª [it]? or hath he spoken,ºª and shall he not² make it good?ºª 20 Behold,² I have receivedºª [commandment] to bless:ºª and he hath blessed;ºª and I cannot² reverseºª it. 21 He hath not² beheldºª iniquityº in Jacob,º neither² hath he seenºª perversenessº in Israel:º the LORDº his Godº [is] with² him, and the shoutº of a kingº [is] among them. 22 Godº brought them outºª of Egypt;º² he hath as it were the strengthº of an unicorn.º 23 Surely² [there is] no² enchantmentº against Jacob,º neither² [is there] any divinationº against Israel:º according to this timeº it shall be saidºª of Jacobº and of Israel,º What² hath Godº wrought!ºª 24 Behold,² the peopleº shall rise upºª as a great lion,º and lift up¹ª himself² as a young lion:º he shall not² lie downºª until² he eatºª [of] the prey,º and drinkºª the bloodº of the slain.º

[18] Jg 3:20.
[19] 1S 15:29; 1Ch 17:17; Ps 89:35; Mi 7:20; Hab 2:3; Mal 3:6; Lk 21:33; Ro 11:29; Tit 1:2; He 6:18; Jm 1:17.
[20] Gn 12:2; 22:17; Nu 22:12, 18, 38; Jn 10:27; Ro 8:38; 1P 1:5.
[21] Ex 13:21; 29:45; 33:14; 34:9; Jg 6:13; 2Ch 13:12; Ps 23:4; 46:7, 11; 47:5; 89:15, 18; 97:1; 103:12; 118:15; Is 1:18; 8:10; 12:6; 33:22; 38:17; 41:10; Jr 50:20; Ezk 48:35; Ho 14:2; Mi 7:18; Mt 1:23; Lk 19:37; Ro 4:7; 6:14; 8:1; 2Co 2:14; 5:19; 6:16.
[22] Ex 9:16; 14:18; 20:2; Nu 22:5; 24:8; Dt 33:17; Jb 39:10; Ps 22:21; 68:35.
[23] Gn 3:15; Nu 22:6; 24:1; Ps 31:19; 44:1; 64:9; 126:2; 136:13; Is 41:4; 63:9; Dn 9:15; Mi 6:4; 7:15; Mt 12:25, 27; 16:18; Lk 10:18; Jn 11:47; Ac 4:16; 5:12, 14; 10:38; 15:12; Ro 16:20; Ga 1:23; 1Th 1:8; Rv 12:9.
[24] Gn 49:9, 27; Nu 24:8, 17; Dt 33:20; Ps 17:12; Pv 30:30; Is 31:4; Dn 2:44; Am 3:8; Mi 5:8; Zc 10:4; 12:6; Rv 5:5; 19:11.

25 ¶ And Balakº saidºª unto² Balaam,º Neither²² curse¹ª them at all,ºª nor²² bless¹ª them at all.ºª 26 But Balaamº answeredºª and saidºª unto² Balak,º Toldºª² not² I thee, saying,ºª All² that² the LORDº speaketh,ºª that I must do?ºª

[25] Ps 2:1.
[26] Nu 22:18, 38; 23:12; 24:12; 1K 22:14; 2Ch 18:13; Ac 4:19; 5:29.

27 ¶ And Balakº saidºª unto² Balaam,º Come,¹ª² I pray thee,² I will bringºª thee unto² anotherº place;º peradventure² it will pleaseººª Godº that thou mayest curseºª me them from thence.²²

[27] Nu 23:13, 19; Jb 23:13; Pv 19:21; 21:30; Is 14:27; 46:10; Mal 3:6; Ro 11:29.

Balak's sacrifice.

28 And Balakº broughtºª² Balaamº unto the topº of Peor,º that lookethºª towardº² Jeshimon.º 29 And Balaamº saidºª unto² Balak,º Buildºª me here² sevenº altars,º and prepareºª me here² sevenº bullocksº and sevenº rams.º 30 And Balakº didºª as² Balaamº had said,ºª and offeredºª a bullockº and a ramº on [every] altar.º

[28] Nu 21:20.
[29] Nu 23:1.


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